Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Summary
  • Body section
    1. Introduction
      • What is osteoporosis?
      • The extent of the problem
      • Osteoporosis and bone remodelling
      • Antiresorptives available in 2003–07
      • Compliance with antiresorptive therapy
      • Questions addressed in this study
      • Structure and aims of the report
    1. The study design
      • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
      • Antiresorptives monitored
      • Cohort selection
    1. Initiation of antiresorptive therapy
      • Demographic characteristics of initiating cohort
      • The first prescribed antiresorptive
      • Prescribers
      • Time taken to fill the first prescription
    1. The first 12 months of antiresorptive supply
      • How many prescribers?
      • Drug switching
      • Were enough antiresorptives supplied in the first 12 months?
    1. Discussion
      • Key findings
  • End matter
    • Appendix A PBS data
    • Appendix B The study cohorts
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
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