Clinical Management of Women with Newly Diagnosed Osteoporosis: Data from Everyday Practice in Bulgaria.

Introduction: The real duration of osteoporosis treatment in clinical practice is still not well described. The primary objective is to estimate the proportion of patients who stayed on treatment during a 4-year follow-up, and the secondary objective is to estimate the proportion of patients who switched treatment and the reasons for switch or discontinuation.

Methods: This was a national retrospective chart review, based on routine clinical data.