منابع مشابه
The safety of osteoporosis medication.
Osteoporosis is a common, costly and serious disease, which is still too often regarded as an inevitable part of the normal ageing process and therefore sub-optimally treated, especially in the elderly--in fact, only two out of every 10 patients who sustain a hip fracture receive any form of assessment or prophylactic therapy for osteoporosis. One out of five patients die within 1 year after a ...
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BACKGROUND Bisphosphonates are effective in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, yet their use is suboptimal. OBJECTIVES To measure bisphosphonate compliance among first-time users and identify factors associated with compliance. METHODS We conducted a prospective follow-up of all women aged 45+ in the second largest health management organization in Israel who were prescribed bisp...
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Osteoporosis is a chronic, systemic skeletal disorder characterised by decreased bone density. It leads to an increased risk of bone fractures - one of the major causes of disability in modern societies. Bisphosphonates are the most commonly used medications in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Denosumab, a new approach to fracture prevention, is a fully human monoclonal antibody th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2078-5135
DOI: 10.7196/samj.7505