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Falls prevention and osteoporosis

This CPD module provides an overview of falls prevention and osteoporosis.

This module is about current thinking on falls prevention and osteoporosis. It will consider the causes of falls in older people and how pharmacy teams can help customers to reduce their risk of falling.

Learning objectives:

  • Be aware of current treatments for osteoporosis
  • Understand the evidence in support of exercise as an intervention to prevent falls and fractures
  • Be aware of the role community pharmacy can play in preventing falls
    and fractures.

Contributing author: Andrea Tarr, BPharm, MSc, MRPharmS, clinical and medical writer.

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