Patients with osteoporosis: Children of a lesser god

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Contributors

  • Giovanni Adami - , University of Verona (Author)
  • Elena Tsourdi - , Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Maurizio Rossini - , University of Verona (Author)
  • Thomas Funck-Brentano - , Université Paris Cité (Author)
  • Roland Chapurlat - , Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (Author)

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a common non-communicable disease with enormous societal costs. Antiosteoporosis medications have been proven efficacious in reducing the refracture rate and mortality; moreover, we have now convincing evidence about the cost-effectiveness of antiosteoporotic medications. However, albeit preventable and treatable, osteoporosis has been somehow neglected by health authorities. Drugs approval has been unnecessarily lengthy, especially when compared with other non-communicable diseases. Herein, we discuss the issue of procrastinating drug approval in osteoporosis and future implications.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere002973
JournalRMD open
Volume9
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 9 Feb 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 36759006

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • Osteoporosis, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Outcome Assessment, Health Care