Medical Industry Feature

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO, FACOFP Guest: Felicia Cosman, MD Starting with the presence of a prior fracture, advancing age, and bone mineral density, there are numerous factors that increase the risk of fracture in postmenopausal women.1 But despite these common predictors, treatment rates of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women have consistently remained low.2 For instance, in the last decade, less than 10% of women aged 50 years and older have received treatment for their osteoporosis.2 To help address these unmet needs, Dr. Jennifer Caudle speaks with Dr. Felicia Cosman about best practices for diagnosing and treating postmenopausal osteoporosis patients who are at a very high risk of fracture. Dr. Cosman is a Professor of Medicine Emerita at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. References: Cummings SR, Bates D, Black DM. Clinical use of bone densitometry: scientific review. JAMA. 2002;288:1889-1897. Data on file, Amgen; 2024.