The role of pharmacist on adherence to osteoporosis therapy

• In: D12 - Practitioners' day (part 2) on Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 14:00-16:00
• At: Hyderabad (India) (2011)
• Type: Presentations + Posters
• By: VUKOMANOVIC, Predrag (Pharmacy Lekovita, Mladenovac, Serbia)
• Co-author(s): Radosavljevic, Zoran (General Hospital, Mladenovac, Serbia)
  Radosavljevic, Natasa (Institute for Rehabilitation, Mladenovac, Serbia)
  Matovic, Vesna (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia)
  Nojic, Jelena (Pharmacy Lekovita, Mladenovac, Serbia)
  
• Abstract:

  One third of menopausal women over age 50 have osteoporosis. Drugs with proven efficacy in treatment of osteoporosis are bisphosphonates, but they require a proper intake and long-term therapy. Adequate and regular use of medication (compliance) and adequate time of therapy (persistence) are considered as therapeutic adherence, which is a

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