Common drugs, uncommon risks? Higher rate of serious problems after short-term steroid use
Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
People taking corticosteroids for short-term relief were more likely to break a bone, have a potentially dangerous blood clot or develop sepsis in the months after treatment, compared with similar adults who didn't use the drugs, a new study finds. Though only a small percentage of both groups went to the hospital for these serious health threats, the higher rates seen among people who took steroids are cause for caution, the researchers say.