The problem is the prescription of drug therapy to reduce the risk of fractures and its solution

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The older people with osteoporosis, especially those with low-energy fractures, are the most vulnerable group of geriatric patients. They are shown the appointment of anti-osteoporotic therapy, which should be effective and safe. Unfortunately, the real prescription of medical treatment of osteoporosis in the world barely reaches 20%. This is due not only to low adherence to therapy by elderly patients, but also to financial and economic difficulties in obtaining drugs. For most patients, drug therapy for osteoporosis is quite expensive, especially given its long-term, often lifelong, course of action. However, new opportunities have now emerged to provide certain anti-osteoporotic drugs not only to patients in the preferential category, but also without disabilities. This will not only increase the number of patients receiving treatment for osteoporosis, but also reduce the risk of fractures, both primary and recurrent, the risk of falls, injuries and premature death among the elderly population. The article presents modern possibilities of providing medicines to patients with osteoporosis and its complications in the form of pathological fractures using clinical and statistical groups (CSG) as new methods of payment for inpatient and hospital-replacing care in the Russian Federation.