A 84-year-old man has been on long-term Prednisolone 7.5 mg daily for polymyalgia rheumatica for 18 months. He has hypertension and type 2 diabetes. A...

Question

A 84-year-old man has been on long-term Prednisolone 7.5 mg daily for polymyalgia rheumatica for 18 months. He has hypertension and type 2 diabetes. According to START criteria, which preventive medication should he be receiving?

Accepted Answer

Bone protection therapy (bisphosphonate and vitamin D)

Answer

Proton pump inhibitor

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Statin for cardiovascular prevention

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Aspirin 75 mg daily

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Folic acid supplementation

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): START Criteria - Bone Protection with Corticosteroids

A 84-year-old man has been on long-term Prednisolone 7.5 mg daily for polymyalgia rheumatica for 18 months. He has hypertension and type 2 diabetes. According to START criteria, which preventive medication should he be receiving?