1999
Prevention of corticosteroid‐induced osteoporosis: Results of a patient survey
Buckley L, Marquez M, Feezor R, Ruffin D, Benson L. Prevention of corticosteroid‐induced osteoporosis: Results of a patient survey. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1999, 42: 1736-1739. PMID: 10446875, DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199908)42:8<1736::aid-anr24>3.0.co;2-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone density testingCorticosteroid-induced osteoporosisCorticosteroid treatmentPreventive treatmentLong-term oral corticosteroid treatmentLong-term corticosteroid usersLong-term corticosteroid treatmentDensity testingMean prednisone doseOral corticosteroid treatmentBone density testHormone replacement therapyPrimary care physiciansStandard of careCorticosteroid usersPMP womenPrednisone dosePostmenopausal womenBisphosphonate treatmentCare physiciansOsteoporosis preventionBone lossReplacement therapyCalcium supplementsPatient survey
1998
Perceptions of Pharmacists about Adverse Effects of Corticosteroid Therapy: Focus on Osteoporosis
Hudson J, Small R, Buckley L. Perceptions of Pharmacists about Adverse Effects of Corticosteroid Therapy: Focus on Osteoporosis. Journal Of The American Pharmacists Association 1998, 38: 710-716. PMID: 9861789, DOI: 10.1016/s1086-5802(16)30392-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorticosteroid therapyPerceptions of pharmacistsCorticosteroid usePostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenAdverse effectsPatient counselingHigh-dose corticosteroid useWeight gainCorticosteroid-induced osteoporosisHigh-dose corticosteroidsHigh-dose therapyDrug-induced complicationsPrevention of osteoporosisPrednisone useBone densityOsteoporosisHospital pharmacistsMailed surveyTherapyMood changesPharmacistsWomenRespondents' knowledgeCorticosteroidsVariations in physicians' judgments about corticosteroid induced osteoporosis by physician specialty.
Buckley L, Marquez M, Hudson J, Downs R, Vacek P, Small R, Poses R. Variations in physicians' judgments about corticosteroid induced osteoporosis by physician specialty. The Journal Of Rheumatology 1998, 25: 2195-202. PMID: 9818664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen replacement therapyCorticosteroid treatmentPhysician judgmentCorticosteroid usePhysician specialtySide effectsPostmenopausal patientsVitamin DBone lossReplacement therapyCorticosteroid-induced osteoporosisImportance of osteoporosisVitamin D supplementationMajority of patientsRisk of osteoporosisPrimary care physiciansSignificant side effectsHypothetical clinical scenariosImportance of corticosteroidsEfficacy of treatmentD supplementationPostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenPhysician assessmentCare physicians