New resource for patients with osteoporosis
The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) has launched a new BoneMed online service, a free service to supports patients taking medicines for osteoporosis and remove barriers to medicines adherence.
After a five minute online survey, patients receive an online medicine summary and six emails over a year tailored to the medicine they’ve been prescribed. Topics covered include:
- Why they’ve been offered an osteoporosis medicine
- How to take their medicine
- Fitting their medicine into their routine
- Possible side effects.
A digital support pack is available on the ROS website to introduce the service, the benefits and FAQs on the service. Business cards are also available to order that can be given to patients to help them find out more information and sign up to the free BoneMed online service.
Patients on medicines for osteoporosis who consent for the New Medicine Service (NMS) could be advised about the free service during their NMS consultation, as well as those patients who are dispensed osteoporosis medicines.
