Community pharmacist recommendations for osteoporosis

Community pharmacist recommendations for osteoporosis

During the webinar with D. Sanah Hasan we will review the pathophysiology of osteoporosis, the pharmacists role in helping patients managing and preventing osteoporosis, the pharmacist role in educating patients about the risk of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis,and improving osteoporosis treatment initiation in candidate patients.

Target audience:

• Retail pharmacists,
• Pharmacists, Pharmacy heads,
• Pharmacy managers.
• Clinical pharmacists

Learning objects:

1. Understanding the pharmacist role in managing the osteoporosis.
2. Understanding the pharmacists’ role in preventing and managing osteoporosis includes educating patients about and screening for the condition.
3. Educating patients about lifestyle and dietary interventions helpful in preventing and treating osteoporosis.
4. Working with physicians on optimizing treatments specific to the individual patient.
5. Counseling on appropriate use of and possible side effects of medications for the treatment of osteoporosis
6. Promoting treatment adherence among treated patients.