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Is Drug Coverage a Free Lunch? Cross-Price Elasticities and the Design of Prescription Drug Benefits [PDF]

Recently, many U.S. employers have adopted less generous prescription drug benefits. In addition, the U.S. began to offer prescription drug insurance to approximately 42 million Medicare beneficiaries in 2006.
Jian Li, William B. Vogt, Martin Gaynor
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Development and use of a computer program to detect potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults residing in Canadian long-term care facilities

BMC Geriatrics, 2002
Background Inappropriate prescribing has been estimated to be as high as 40% in long-term care. The purpose of this study was to develop a computer program that identifies potentially inappropriate drug prescriptions and to test its reliability.
Ferko Nicole, Dubois Sacha, Campbell Glenda, Bedard Michel, Papaioannou Alexandra, Heckman George, Flett Norman   +6 more
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Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
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Real‐World Longitudinal Data on the Impact of Hydroxychloroquine Blood Level Monitoring on Lupus Outcomes: Results of a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a cornerstone therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the weight‐based dosing does not account for clinical factors that can introduce individual variability in drug metabolism and clearance. We leveraged longitudinal data from a prospective SLE cohort to identify clinical factors that predict ...
Jay J. Patel, Fauzia Hollangel, Caroline Packee, Amita Kapoor, Brad Rovin, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Shivani Garg   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antidepressant prescriptions for under-15s up 130% since 2012, HSE figures show. [PDF]

, 2023
...Figures obtained by The Irish Times show that a total of 6,541 prescriptions for antidepressants were issued for children aged 0 to 15 years old in 2012.
Bowers, Shauna
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Role of Pharmacist in Reducing the Rate of Drug Interactions; An Experience from North of Iran

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020
Background and purpose: Drug interactions are one of the serious subsets of medication errors and occur when the effects or toxicity of one drug are affected by another.
Shahram Ala, Ebrahim Salehifar, Sara Kiadaliri   +2 more
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Drug utilization in neonatal setting of Pakistan: focus on unlicensed and off label drug prescribing

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Unlicensed and off label drug use is an issue recognized worldwide in pediatric pharmacotherapy. The study was designed to assess the prevalence and predictors of unlicensed and off label drug use in neonatal population of Pakistan.
Muhammad Aamir, Jamshaid Ali Khan, Faisal Shakeel, Rabeea Shareef, Nazia Shah   +4 more
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Safety of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From a Large Administrative Claims Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The concern that nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may precipitate flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has limited their use in managing musculoskeletal symptoms in those with IBD, but safety data are mixed. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with IBD aged at least 18 years from Optum's deidentified ...
Adam S. Mayer, Rui Xiao, Meenakshi Bewtra, Michael D. George, Pamela F. Weiss   +4 more
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A pharmacovigilance study on patients of bronchial asthma in a teaching hospital

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2010
Objective : The present study was conducted to monitor adverse drug reactions in patients of bronchial asthma in outpatient department and inpatient department of a university teaching hospital in South Delhi.
A N Jamali, M Aqil, M S Alam, K K Pillai, P Kapur   +4 more
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Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products Used by Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions in Alberta, Canada: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross‐Sectional Survey Data

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to characterize cannabis product choices (cannabinoid content and formulation) among patients with rheumatologic conditions and their associations with patient factors, patient‐reported perceived side effects, and positive impacts.
Susan Zhang, Samuel A.J. Lowe, Frank Sun, Allyson Jones, Tarek Turk, Joanne Olson, Pauline Paul, Shelby Yamamoto, Linda Kolewaski, Elaine Yacyshyn, Cheryl A. Sadowski   +10 more
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