SAN DIEGO — Matching the correct therapy sequence to the right patient is critical when caring for patients with osteoporosis, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.
“Anabolic followed by antiresorptive is essential,” E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, told attendees during his presentation. “Initial treatment with an anabolic is ideal for those patients who have a very high fracture risk.”
He added that step therapy remains a major hurdle for physicians treating patients with