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Osteoporosis management in primary care in the Czech Republic
Blažková, Šárka ; Vlček, Jiří (advisor) ; Šmahelová, Alena (referee) ; Živný, Pavel (referee)
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of social and clinical pharmacy Candidate Sarka Blazkova Supervisor Jiri Vlcek Title of Doctoral Thesis Osteoporosis management in primary care in the Czech Republic Introduction: Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic disease of the skeleton characterized by decreased bone mass and a disturbed microarchitecture of the bone tissue associated with increased risk of bone fragility and fracture. OP and its consequences are a major health, social, and economic concern, growing with aging of the population. Currently, most OP patients are not properly diagnosed and treated. In the Czech Republic, primary care that is provided by general practitioners (GPs), gynecologists and pharmacists should play a key role in identifying patients with OP. Generally available guidelines recognize GPs as fully qualified for OP management. GPs are expected to be proactive in OP risk assessment and OP prevention and treatment. In the Czech Republic, due to prescribing limitations, GPs are only authorized to prescribe anti-OP drugs via delegated prescribing. Given the primary care structure in this country, it can be expected that gynecologists will be involved in OP management in women. Unlike GPs, they are authorized to prescribe anti-OP drugs and...
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