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Do you use bone turnover markers to assess medical adherence in patients treated for osteoporosis?

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Endocrinology · Boston University School of Medicine

I find the bone remodeling markers very helpful. First and foremost, I want to be sure that if I am going to put a patient on an antiresorptive medication that the patient has evidence for high bone turnover over i.e., increased osteoclastic activity. If the bone remodeling markers for both bone for...

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Endocrinology · Providence John Wayne Cancer Institute Endocrinology

Yes. Particularly when antiresorptive drugs are used. A bone resorption marker can indicate appropriate use of the drug.

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