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January 2, 2023Annals of Internal MedicineOpen Access

Pharmacologic Treatment of Primary Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass to Prevent Fractures in Adults: A Living Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians

Amir Qaseem Lauri A. Hicks Itziar Etxeandia‐Ikobaltzeta Tatyana Shamliyan Thomas G. Cooney

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Abstract

ACP suggests that clinicians take an individualized approach regarding whether to start pharmacologic treatment with a bisphosphonate in females over the age of 65 with low bone mass (osteopenia) to reduce the risk of fractures (conditional recommendation; low-certainty evidence).

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