Osteoporosis drugs little used in nursing homes

nlm.nih.gov — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Few nursing home patients at high risk of bone fractures are given medications to strengthen their bones, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 4,400 older adults admitted to a nursing home after sustaining a fracture, only 11.5 percent were prescribed a medication for the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis. This, the investigators say, is despite the fact that guidelines recommend "strong consideration" of drug therapy, beyond vitamin D and calcium, for nursing home patients at risk of fractures.

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