If osteoporosis is thought to be due in part to taking a steroid medicine, it is known as steroid-induced osteoporosis. The use of steroid medicines is one of the leading causes of osteoporosis. Between 3 and 5 in 10 people who take steroid medicines in the long term will develop a fragility fracture because of osteoporosis if nothing is done to prevent this. To learn more about osteoporosis in general, see the separate leaflet called Osteoporosis.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/osteoporosis-leaflet/preventing-steroid-induced-osteoporosis