Phenytoin may cause bone loss in young women

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with the anti-seizure medication phenytoin appears to lead to the loss of bone mineral density at the hip in young women, whereas treatment with other antiepileptic agents, such as carbamazepine and lamotrigine, does not, U.S. researchers report.

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