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Guidelines for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis for general practitioners
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posted on 2002-10-01, 00:00 authored by S O'Neill, P Sambrook, T Diamond, P Ebeling, L Ferris, L Flicker, D Findlay, M F Singh, S Lord, A MacLennan, A Markwell, Caryl NowsonCaryl Nowson, N Pocock, M WilliamsonBACKGROUND: Osteoporosis Australia has been committed to the education of general practitioners and the community with a series of updated guidelines on the management of osteoporosis. Since the last series was published in Australian Family Physician (August 2000), there have been further advances in our understanding of the treatments involved in both prevention of bone loss and the management of established osteoporosis. OBJECTIVE: This article represents updated guidelines for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis to assist GPs identify those women at risk and to review current treatment strategies. DISCUSSION: Osteoporosis and its associated problems are major health concerns in Australia, especially with an aging population. While important principles of management are still considered to be maximising peak bone mass and preventing postmenopausal bone loss, new clinical trial data about drugs such as the bisphosphonates, raloxifene and oestrogen have recently become available and the relative role of various agents is gradually becoming clearer. The use of long term hormone replacement therapy has mixed risks and benefits that requires individual patient counselling.
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Australian family physicianVolume
31Issue
10Pagination
921 - 928Publisher
Royal Australian College of General PractitionersLocation
East Melbourne, Vic.Link to full text
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0300-8495Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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