Webinar - Osteoporosis Medication Support │

Hear all about the main drug treatments for osteoporosis in this #BoneMatters webinar, in which Dr Nicola Peel, Dr Zoe Paskins and Prof. David Armstrong give detailed information to help you make informed decisions about your medicine. This webinar was recorded on 17 May 2022. Presentations start at 8 minutes.

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Medication Support

8:00 Dr Nicky Peel - Drug treatments used in osteoporosis
8:50 How our bones work
10.18 Bone turnover is the key to health and disease
12:34 Bone loss leads to osteoporosis
13:46 How the treatments work on your bones
13:51 What treatments are available?
13:58 Anti-resorptive/ Anabolic (bone-forming) treatments
15:50 Who gets which treatment?
20:55 New treatment – Romosozumab
28:30 Dr Zoe Paskins – Decision-making about osteoporosis medicines
30:14 How do health professionals decide who should be offered a drug treatment?
37:35 Helping you to consider choices and make decisions about medicines
38.20 What will this medicine achieve? (benefits)
40:30 What are the possible downsides? (risks or side effects)
42:25 What is involved, what will I need to do?
44.05 Monitoring medicine and knowing whether it is working
47:49 Comparing the chance of benefit vs the chance of harm
50.60 Are lifestyle changes as good as taking bone-strengthening medication?
53:30 Prof. David Armstrong
54:42 Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)
59:06 What happens at the end of 10 years?
1:01:15 Looking after your bones
1:03:49 How do I know my treatment is working?
1:10:26 HRT
1:13:11 Denosumab
1:15:25 Strontium ranelate
1:16:26 Why can’t I have romosozumab if I’ve had a stroke?
1:17:50 What treatments can pre-menopausal women have?
1:19:30 How long can I take a bisphosphonate for?
1:21:06 Side effects
1:22:53 Steroids
1:23:52 How do I take my bisphosphonate?
1:25:00 Implants and osteonecrosis of the jaw
1:26:41 Do I really have a choice of drug treatments?
1:27:54 What is severe osteoporosis?

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