Extent of use and compliance to biophosphonates in the medical management of osteoporosis: an observational pilot study in a managed care organization
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2013
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Maluleke, Tirhani Lineth
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The current study was a retrospective observational pilot study designed to assess compliance to bisphosphonates treatment by patients diagnosed with osteoporosis (between 01 January 2010 and 17 August 2011). In this study, the cost of pharmacological agents used in the chronic medical management of osteoporosis was also estimated. The total number of patients whose records were eligible for analysis was 286, with the mean age of 66.7 years. The majority of patient's records (91%) were for females
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Research report presented to the department Pharmacy and Pharmacology of the University of the Witwatersrand in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Masters of Science in Pharmaceutical Affairs, University of the Witwatersrand, 20 February 2013