Medicines promotion and inhibiting bone loss
Type of medicine | n | % |
Contributors to bone loss (CBL) | ||
Anti-epileptic (AEDs) | 239 | 41.6 |
Proton pump inhibitors | 146 | 25.4 |
SSRI | 117 | 20.3 |
Barbiturates | 19 | 3.3 |
Lithium | 16 | 2.8 |
Oral prednisolone | 5 | 0.9 |
Tamoxifen | 2 | 0.3 |
Methotrexate immunosuppressant | 2 | 0.3 |
Anastrazole | 2 | 0.3 |
Medroxyprogesterone | 2 | 0.3 |
Taking one or more type of CBL medicine | ||
Totals | 368 | 64.0 |
Treatment for osteoporosis | ||
Calcium and vitamin D | 123 | 21.4 |
Bisphosphates | 41 | 7.1 |
Calcium only | 15 | 2.6 |
Desosumab | 8 | 1.4 |
Teripartide | 1 | 0.2 |
Taking one or more treatment medicine | ||
Totals | 143 | 24.9 |
Supplementation | ||
Vitamin D only | 23 | 4.0 |
Totals | 23 | 4.0 |
AEDs, antiepileptic medicines; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.