The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 No 7349 p573
14 May 2005

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Numark bone screening

Bone density screening could soon be available in some Numark pharmacies following the launch of a new osteoporosis programme. Numark, together with BioCalth, is encouraging its members to rent bone-scanning equipment to screen patients. The screening will involve performing an ultrasound of the patients’ ankle bone and entering patient details into a computer programme to assess their osteoporosis risk. Pharmacists will then offer advice or refer patients to their GP as appropriate.