A blood thinner known for serious drug interactions is linked to increased hospitalizations for falls, altered mental state and insulin shock for Medicare patients who also take some diabetes drugs, according to a new study.
Forty percent of the estimated 100,000 older Americans hospitalized each year due to adverse drug events are for reactions to the common blood thinner warfarin and to anti-diabetic drugs, including glipizide or glimepiride, also known as 'sulfonylureas.'