B McGowan1, K Bennett, J Marry, J B Walsh, M C Casey. 1. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland. mcgowab@tcd.ie
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To (1) characterise a cohort of patients attending a major osteoporosis clinic in Ireland and (2) examine the prescribing of preventative therapies amongst these patients. METHODS: Data were taken from 2006-2007 on patients attending the Osteoporosis Clinic at St. James's Hospital, Dublin. Information gathered included age, gender, fracture history, past medical and surgical history, co-morbidities, the results of the first DXA scans, anti-resorptive therapies along with other medications prescribed. RESULTS: Of all patients 87.6% were female and the mean age was 68 years (SD = 14.31). In total 166 (74%) patients had osteoporosis, 40 (17.8%) had osteopenia and 18 patients (8%) had normal T-score values, 163 (72.7%) had a history of a fracture. Only 13.7% of the patients did not have a documented history of other co-morbidities. CONCLUSION: Comprehensive services such as the Osteoporosis Clinic at St. James's Hospital can provide the necessary screening, monitoring and prescribing of appropriate osteoporosis medications with additional follow-up if required to this at risk group reducing the unnecessarily traumatic effects of the disease on patients.
OBJECTIVES: To (1) characterise a cohort of patients attending a major osteoporosis clinic in Ireland and (2) examine the prescribing of preventative therapies amongst these patients. METHODS: Data were taken from 2006-2007 on patients attending the Osteoporosis Clinic at St. James's Hospital, Dublin. Information gathered included age, gender, fracture history, past medical and surgical history, co-morbidities, the results of the first DXA scans, anti-resorptive therapies along with other medications prescribed. RESULTS: Of all patients 87.6% were female and the mean age was 68 years (SD = 14.31). In total 166 (74%) patients had osteoporosis, 40 (17.8%) had osteopenia and 18 patients (8%) had normal T-score values, 163 (72.7%) had a history of a fracture. Only 13.7% of the patients did not have a documented history of other co-morbidities. CONCLUSION: Comprehensive services such as the Osteoporosis Clinic at St. James's Hospital can provide the necessary screening, monitoring and prescribing of appropriate osteoporosis medications with additional follow-up if required to this at risk group reducing the unnecessarily traumatic effects of the disease on patients.
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