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UCB (EBR:UCB) Experts consider osteoporosis to be a silent epidemic which is neglected and under addressed, according to new survey released today

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Every year tha= t goes by, more patients are potentially being denied effective management,= leaving them vulnerable to life changing fractures. We need dedicated poli= cy advisory groups to support national osteoporosis professionals and patie= nt groups to implement effective approaches to bridge this prioritisation g= ap for policy makers, primary care and patients.=E2=80=9D commented Dr Kass= im Javaid, Consultant in Rheumatologist, University of Oxford. While the ul= timate step is to prevent the first fracture, co-ordinated post-fracture ca= re services like the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) has started to close th= e care gap, successful FLS models need to be expanded internationally. Once= these systems are in place, FLSs can evolve to identify high risk groups t= o prevent the first fracture, our ultimate goal.=E2=80=9D The survey results also suggest that patients are not well informed about o= steoporosis and its impact. Only a third (33%) of specialists feel their pa= tients understand the long term impact of osteoporosis and more than half (= 53%) say their patients believe there is a low, to no increased risk of sub= sequent fragility fractures after the first,^3 despite evidence which shows= that after experiencing the first fracture, you are five times more likely= to suffer another fracture within a year.^8 Worse still, for those that su= ffer a hip fracture, 40% are not able to walk independently again^9 and up = to a quarter of those who suffer a hip fracture die in the first year throu= gh complications.^10,11=C2=A0 In addition, the survey highlighted challenges in osteoporosis management m= ay also sit at the primary care level. The majority (84%) of specialists ag= reed that increased awareness and understanding of osteoporosis is needed f= or general practitioners (GPs), and only 32% agreed that GPs refer suspecte= d osteoporosis diagnoses in a timely manner.^3=C2=A0 With osteoporosis being the most common bone disease in the world, resultin= g in more than 8.9 million fragility fractures each year around the globe,^= 12 more needs to be done to help educate and support general practitioners = and patients on osteoporosis and the importance of timely referral and effe= ctive management.=C2=A0 =E2=80=9COsteoporosis patients can face a great loss of independence and a = reduced quality of life, especially after experiencing a fragility fracture= and these survey results highlight that the specialists treating the condi= tion believe that not enough is being done to ensure it=E2=80=99s given the= priority that=E2=80=99s required at the healthcare system level,=E2=80=9D = said Dr. Pascale Richetta, Head of Bone and Executive Vice President at UCB= . =E2=80=9CWe need to help prevent this silent epidemic from spreading by b= etter educating policy makers, physicians and patients on the long-term imp= act of osteoporosis, so that the condition can be effectively managed, and = the risk of subsequent, iterative, fractures reduced.=E2=80=9D For further information Scott Fleming, Bone Communications Lead, UCB T +44 7702 777378, scott.fleming@ucb.com=C2=A0 France Nivelle, Global Communications, UCB T +32.2.559.9178, france.nivelle@ucb.com Laurent Schots, Media Relations, UCB T+32.2.559.92.64, laurent.schots@ucb.com About the survey UCB conducted a survey of healthcare professionals with a speciality in bon= e medicine. The survey was conducted in August-September 2019 as part of an= initiative to investigate attitudes and perceived prioritisation of osteop= orosis and fragility fractures in eleven major industrialized countries: Ge= rmany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Ne= therlands, Poland and Romania. 401 specialist healthcare professionals were= interviewed online about osteoporosis and fragility fractures.=C2=A0 About UCB UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb.com) is a global biopharmaceutical company = focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines and soluti= ons to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases of the imm= une system or of the central nervous system. With 7 500 people in approxima= tely 40 countries, the company generated revenue of =E2=82=AC 4.6 billion i= n 2018. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB). Follow us on Twit= ter: @UCB_news References=C2=A0 1. Reginster JY, Burlet N. Osteoporosis: A still increasing prevalence. Bon= e. 2006 Feb;38 (2 Suppl 1):S4-9 2. Johnell O and Kanis JA (2006). Osteoporos Int 17:1726 3. SERMO. Osteoporosis study for UCB 2019. 4. Bentler SE, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2009;170:1290-1299. 5. Cosman F, et al. Osteoporos Int. 2014;25:2359-2381. =C2=A0 6. Kanis JA, Delmas P, Burckhardt P, et al. (1997). Osteoporos Int 7:390. 7. Hernlund E, Svedbom A, Ivergard M, Compston J, et. al. 10.1007/s11657-01= 3-0136-1. 2013, 8(1-2):136 8. van Geel TA, van Helden S, Geusens PP, Winkens B, Dinant GJ. Ann Rheum D= is 2009;68:99=E2=80=93102. 9. Magaziner J, Simonsick EM, Kashner TM, et al. J Gerontol 1990;45:M101. 10. Cooper C, Atkinson EJ, Jacobsen SJ, et al. Am J Epidemiol 1993;137:1001. 11. Leibson CL, Tosteson AN, Gabriel SE, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:16= 44. 12. Str=C3=B6m O, Borgstr=C3=B6m F, Kanis JA, et al. Arch Osteoporos. 2011;= 6:59-155. doi: 10.1007/s11657-011-0060-1. 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