Pharmacological Management of Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a progressive, debilitating bone disease resulting in increased cost and morbidity to the elderly. (1) Osteoporosis, a disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced, affects over 75 million people in the U.S., Europe, South America and Japan. As bones become more porous and fragile, the risk of fracture is greatly increased. The most common fractures associated with osteoporosis occur at the hip, spine and wrist and the risk of having an osteoporosis-related fracture increases with age. In fact, one in three women over age 50 will experience osteoporotic fractures, as will one in five men. According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the worldwide incidence of hip fracture is projected to increase by 240 percent in women and 310 percent in men by 2050. (2)

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