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Bone health medication and adults with intellectual disabilities: an audit of bone health medication dispensed by a pharmacist in long‐term care
Author(s) -
Flood Bernadette
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/bld.12038
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , bone health , pharmacist , intellectual disability , family medicine , health care , nursing , psychiatry , pharmacy , osteoporosis , bone mineral , business , accounting , economic growth , economics , endocrinology
Accessible summary People with intellectual disabilities. Need to protect their bone health. May take medication that weakens their bones. Adults with intellectual disabilities should protect their bones by Taking exercise. Eating well. Taking bone health medicines like calcium and vitamin D and other medicines if they need them. Pharmacists know about medicines to protect bone health.