Bone Abstracts

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Objective: Describe UK regional variation in prescription of anti-osteoporosis drug therapy before and after a primary hip fracture during 1999–2013.Materials and Methods: We used primary care data (Clinical Practice Research Datalink) to identify patients with a hip fracture and primary-care prescriptions of any anti-osteoporosis drugs (bisphosphonates, strontium, denosumab, oestrogen therapy, SERMS, teriparatide) prior to primary hip fracture and ...

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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...