“ Women know they have osteoporosis, they know that treatment is crucial to slow down bone loss, yet many of them don’t take their treatment as prescribed. This fact is very distressing because patients need to be compliant to treatment in order to protect their bones. What is also alarming is that only 56% of those who have fractured a bone are more careful about taking their osteoporosis medication as prescribed since their fracture.
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Patients are at risk because they do not take their medication - Harris/Decima national survey shows that “more than 40% of women aged 50 and older do not take their osteoporosis medication as prescribed.”
Excerpt: According to the survey, forgetfulness (45%) and unpleasant side-effects are the most common reasons why patients do not take their oral osteoporosis medication. Other reasons included the preference for natural remedies and inconvenience for lifestyle.
Featured quote is from Dr. Angela Cheung, Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Toronto.
