Fig. 1: Long-term prescribing patterns.

Total (a) oral corticosteroids (OCS) and (b) bisphosphonates (BP) prescribed items per 1000 population over the period from 1998 to 2018. The arrows provide factors that may have affected their prescribing.

Total (a) oral corticosteroids (OCS) and (b) bisphosphonates (BP) prescribed items per 1000 population over the period from 1998 to 2018. The arrows provide factors that may have affected their prescribing.