Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Studies have shown that comprehensive interventions by pharmacists can improve adherence and persistence to osteoporosis therapy, but the association between adherence and bone turnover markers (BTMs) has never been studied. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of pharmaceutical care on medication adherence (and its effects on BTMs), as well as persistence of postmenopausal osteoporotic women to prescribed bisphosphonates. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was conducted from 2005 to 2009 in the University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia. Inclusion criteria: postmenopausal osteoporotic women diagnosed with osteoporosis with a T-score
Keywords
adherence, bone turnover markers, osteoporosis, persistence, pharmaceutical care, postmenopausal women
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Volume
36
Issue
5
Publisher
Wiley
Additional Information
Lai, P S M Chua, S S Chew, Y Y Chan, S P eng Randomized Controlled Trial England 2011/09/16 06:00 J Clin Pharm Ther. 2011 Oct;36(5):557-67. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2010.01210.x. Epub 2010 Oct 26.