Bad to the bones: prescribing of drugs for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in patients on chronic glucocorticoids.

Sarah J BillupsVinh K ThaiJacob DenkinsIan C DettmanMicol S Rothman

Published in: Archives of osteoporosis (2023)

Prescribing rate of osteoporosis pharmacologic treatment in patients using chronic glucocorticoids is low. Examining practices with higher prescribing rates may offer insight into improving protection against osteoporosis-induced fractures.

Keyphrases

primary care
postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
newly diagnosed
adverse drug
prognostic factors
high glucose
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
diabetic rats
combination therapy
replacement therapy