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Osteoporosis talk july 2012 4 slideshare
70 year old Woman


                                I only smoke when I drink
 I like a glass of wine
with my dinner Doctor
Osteoporosis talk july 2012 4 slideshare
Osteoporosis talk july 2012 4 slideshare
But Calcium supplements
  cause Heart attacks!
?Suggests 20-30% increased risk of myocardial infarction
in patients taking Calcium supplements

?No significant increase in CVA¡¯s
? Meta-analysis
? Excludes patients taking Ca and Vit D
  supplements

? At odds with results of WHI study
? Could there be something there?
Possible reduction of risk of MI with higher dietary Ca

Small increased risk of MI with supplements only
Osteoporosis talk july 2012 4 slideshare
Osteoporosis talk july 2012 4 slideshare
My nephew is a dentist.....
Osteonecrosis of the jaw
Rare in bisphosphonate doses used in OP
                    1:100,000
More common with IV bisphosphonates (but still rare)
? Discuss potential risks and symptoms with
  patient
? Encourage good dental hygiene
? Pretreatment dental visit not necessary
? < 3yrs treatment with BP
   ?   Dental extractions and implants as normal


? > 3 yrs treatment
   ?   Stop BP for 3 months before treatment

   ?   Restart when bone healed
Has the treatment worked
         Doctor?
Least Significant Change
3.5% Lumbar Spine
    2.2% Hip
What do the changes mean?
Fracture risk %




                  Adapted from Chapurlat RD et al Osteoporosis Int 2005:16. pp 842848
How much change is
         significant?
Ideal is increase in BMD


Patients with static BMD still have reduced
  risk of fracture


Only worry about Decrease
Osteoporosis talk july 2012 4 slideshare
Alternatives to bisphosphonates

                      Vertebral                  Hip

 (Protelos)
                          Yes                  Yes/No*
 Strontium
 (Forsteo)
                          Yes                    No
Teriparetide
  (Evista)
                          Yes                    No
 Raloxifene
Denosumab
                          Yes                   Yes
 (Prolia)
          * >75yrs osteoporosis femoral neck
Do we need to treat
   everybody?
I¡¯m 51
and
healthy




  T Scores
  LS- -2.6
  Hip -2.6
Osteoporosis talk july 2012 4 slideshare
Google ¡®FRAX¡¯
How long do I need
to be on treatment?
Do Bisphosphonates
work in long term?
Osteoporosis talk july 2012 4 slideshare
After 5 years little to support continued
benefit on fracture risk


Possibility of drug holiday in some (low risk
pts)


Change to alternative agent
Osteoporosis talk july 2012 4 slideshare
Drug holiday?

? Patients with lower risk
? May stop for up to 2 years
? Possible small drop in BMD
? No increased risk of fracture
? Avoid in high risk patients
I¡¯m 51
and
healthy




  T Scores
  LS- -2.6
  Hip -2.6
Summary
? Encourage Dietary Ca
? For most Single dose Ca supplement plenty
? Not essential to treat everybody!
? Use FRAX to help aid decision
? Monitor for Bone loss (2 yrs)
? Consider revise Bisphosphonates at 5-7yrs
? Consider Drug holiday

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Osteoporosis talk july 2012 4 slideshare