Drug utilization analysis of osteoporosis medications in seven European electronic health databases.

ABSTRACT: We studied the characteristics of patients prescribed osteoporosis medication and patterns of use in European databases. Patients were mostly female, older, had hypertension. There was suboptimal persistence particularly for oral medications. Our findings would be useful to healthcare providers to focus their resources on improving persistence to specific osteoporosis treatments.

Purpose

To characterise the patients prescribed osteoporosis therapy and describe the drug utilization patterns.

Methods

We investigated the treatment patterns of bisphosphonates, denosumab, teriparatide, and selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) in seven European databases in the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, and Germany. In this cohort study, we included adults ag

SUBMITTER: Tan EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10511353 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature