Adherence and profile of non-persistence in patients treated for osteoporosis--a large-scale, long-term retrospective study in The Netherlands.

C Netelenbos, J; P Geusens, P; Ypma, G; J E Buijs, S

doi:10.1007/s00198-010-1372-5

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Adherence and profile of non-persistence in patients treated for osteoporosis--a large-scale, long-term retrospective study in The Netherlands.

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J C Netelenbos

P P Geusens

G Ypma

Abstract

SUMMARY: We analyzed 12-month compliance for all ten oral osteoporosis drugs in the Netherlands by medication possession ratio (MPR ≥ 80%) in 105,506 patients, and persistence in 8,626 starters indicated high MPR (91%), low persistence (43%), and no restart in 78% of the stoppers after 18 months. IN...

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