Adherence to medications for the treatment of osteoporosis.
Although there is a wide variety of osteoporosis medications with varying dosing intervals, adherence to therapies for postmenopausal- or glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis remains poor. It is associated with long-term consequences, such as increased osteoporotic fractures, including nonvertebral hip fractures. There is a lack of understanding about why patients are not staying on therapy. Potential solutions include newer medications with extended dosing intervals, monitoring, and an open physician-patient relationship.
Silverman
Stuart
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Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA, The Osteoporosis Medical Center, 8641 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, USA. stuarts@omcresearch.org
D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance