Table 3 Initiation of bisphosphonates or denosumab in patients with recorded diagnoses of osteoporosis and no record of bisphosphonate or denosumab in pre-washout period 2013–17
|  | Number of patients (n = 18,629) | % |
|---|---|---|
Prescribed bisphosphonate but not denosumab | 3502 | 18.8% |
Prescribed denosumab but not bisphosphonate | 6407 | 34.4% |
Prescribed both bisphosphonate and denosumab | 2182 | 11.7% |
Prescribed bisphosphonate first | 1800 | 9.7% |
Prescribed denosumab first | 134 | 0.7% |
Prescribed bisphosphonate and denosumab on the same day | 248 | 1.3% |