Published 4 November 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a2397
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2397

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NICE publishes osteoporosis guidance after more than six years of consultation

Zosia Kmietowicz

1 London

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The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published final guidance on the use of drugs to prevent primary and secondary osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women.

The guidance recommends a range of treatments, depending on a woman’s age, her bone density, and how many indicators of fragile bones or risk factors for fracture she has.

It recommends alendronic acid as the first line treatment for primary prevention in women aged 70 or over who are given a diagnosis of osteoporosis and who have a clinical risk factor for the condition or an indicator of low bone density.

NICE defines a diagnosis as a T score of –2.5 or below on dual energy x ray absorptiometry scanning, although it says that women aged over 75 with two or more risk factors for fracture or low bone density can be assumed without a scan to have osteoporosis.

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