ba0001pp428 | Osteoporosis: treatment | ECTS2013
Pages-Castella Aina
, Carbonell-Abella Cristina
, Nogues Xavier
, Javaid M Kassim
, Arden Nigel K
, Cooper Cirus
, Diez-Perez Adolfo
, Prieto-Alhambra Daniel
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...