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30Mar 2013

Fredrik Borgström and Oskar Ström published in Osteoporosis International

The first publication based on the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic fractures Study (ICUROS) co-authored by Fredrik Borgström and Oskar Ström has been published in Osteoporosis International. The ICUROS prospectively collects data on costs and quality of life over a period of 18 months after fractures in 11 countries. This manuscript presents the quality of life during the first 4 months after fracture. Pubmed link

7Dec 2012

Retrospective study in Osteoporosis International

Oskar Ström published a retrospective study in Osteoporosis International analyzing the impact of automatic generic substitution on treatment persistence in 36,433 patients. Between 2006 and 2009, the proportion of prescriptions constituting a generic substitution increased from 10.8% to 45.2%, and the proportion of patients persisting with alendronate treatment for 12 months fell from 66.9% to 51.7%. No difference was observed in persistence with proprietary risedronate during the same period. […]