Bone Abstracts

Objective: Several reports suggest very low persistence with oral bisphosphonates, but there is a scarcity of data on persistence with other anti-osteoporosis medications. We therefore compared rates of early discontinuation (in the first year of therapy) between all available outpatient anti-osteoporosis drugs in Catalonia, Spain.Study design: population-based retrospective cohort study.Participants and source of data: The data in...

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Objective: To identify predictors of inadequate response to oral bisphosphonate therapy, defined as the incidence of ≧2 fractures while on treatment among incident oral bisphosphonate users with high refill compliance (≧80%).Material and methods: Data from computerized records and pharmacy invoices were obtained from SIDIAP (Catalonia, E) and Danish Health Registries (DK) for all incident users of oral bisphosphonates in 2006–2007 and 2000&#15...