2024 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Healthy Bones Australia guideline for osteoporosis management and fracture prevention in postmenopausal women and men over 50 years of age

This updated guideline replaces the previous Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Osteoporosis Australia (now, Healthy Bones Australia) guideline from 2017. The accumulation of high quality evidence supporting improvements in clinical practice over the past five years, need for expert consensus and opinion, and new developments in pharmacological management of osteoporosis, especially the role of osteoanabolic therapies, prompted this update. The aim was to provide clear, evidence-based recommendations to assist Australian general practitioners in managing patients over 50 years of age with poor bone health. However, it is useful for any health care professional caring for people with poor bone health and for health administrators and bureaucrats responsible for resource provision and allocation.