Literature data indicate that the proportion of patients with recent hip fracture who receive a prescription for anti-osteoporotic drugs is low and does not seem to increase over time. This study aimed to obtain data on the prescription for anti-osteoporotic drugs in Italian patients discharged after a recent hip fracture and to assess which variables could have influenced the decision for prescribing osteoporosis medication.

Prescription of anti-osteoporosis medications after hospitalization for hip fracture: a multicentre Italian survey

BERTOLDO, Francesco;
2016-01-01

Abstract

Literature data indicate that the proportion of patients with recent hip fracture who receive a prescription for anti-osteoporotic drugs is low and does not seem to increase over time. This study aimed to obtain data on the prescription for anti-osteoporotic drugs in Italian patients discharged after a recent hip fracture and to assess which variables could have influenced the decision for prescribing osteoporosis medication.
2016
Anti-osteoporotic drugs; Ca/vitamin D supplements; Comorbidities; Hip fracture
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