Status and issues of medical treatment for osteoporosis

Abstract Although various osteoporosis medications have become available with proven effects for protecting against bone fracture, such osteoporosis treatment is only given to 20 to 25% of those eligible in Japan. The most urgent task at present is to increase the treatment rate. The guidelines for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis were revised in 2015 and now include criteria for commencing medical treatment. However, guidelines for management of osteoporosis, including the duration of medical treatment for osteoporosis, are still under discussion.