Ferring Pharmaceuticals : Wake Up to Nocturia - Studies Reinforce Serious Associated Risk of Nocturia

19 April 2010 – Study results discussed at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Barcelona, have reinforced the association between nocturia and a greater risk of falls and mortality.



In a population-representative study in Japan by Nakagawa et al, it was concluded that adults who suffered from nocturia (defined as two or more episodes of voids/urination per night) had a significantly increased risk of mortality when compared to adults without nocturia, even once adjustments had been made for other contributing factors (e.g. age, gender, physiological conditions)... Ferring Pharmaceuticals' Press Release -