Clinicians call for national strategy for disabling bone disease which costs almost 10% of the healthcare budget
Ireland does not have an osteoporosis programme. Many low-risk men and women are prescribed medication who do not need it while most people who should be prescribed osteoporosis medication are not.
A team of clinicians and academics at University of Galway carried out an analysis of findings from a study of more than 5,000 men and women referred to Galway University Hospital’s osteoporosis service. Ireland does not have an osteoporosis programme, although the bone disease is one of the most prevalent and disabling diseases in Ireland and accounts for almost 10 per cent of the healthcare budget.
The research found calcium and vitamin D is widely prescribed for people concerned about their bone health. Many low-risk men and women are prescribed osteoporosis medication who do not need it, the research found, while the majority of people who should be prescribed osteoporosis medication are not.
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