Guideline concordance of bisphosphonates used for osteoporosis in a University Hospital, Thailand

• Main Authors: Supalerk Anusathitwattana, Paphon Sa-ngasoongsong, Preecha Montakantikul, Nantaporn Lekpittaya, Busba Chindavijak
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78836
• Institution: Mahidol University

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are recommended as the first-line medication for osteoporosis mostly occurs in postmenopausal women and elderly men. This study was conducted to investigate (i) the percentage of prescribing BPs concordant to the Thai Osteoporosis Foundation 2010 (TOPF 2010) guideline, (ii) the...