The Threat of Opioids and SSRIs in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Following up with the patients
During the study, 11,049 patients, all with rheumatoid arthritis, were analyzed carefully by the researchers at the baseline, looking into their health and the strength of their bones. The team followed up a little over five and a half years later, and 863 of these patients now had osteoporotic fractures.