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Use of Drugs Associated with QT Interval Prolongation at the Hospital Level during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Colombia

International Journal of Vascular Medicine, 2022
Background. Many of the therapeutic proposals for COVID-19 have been associated with adverse effects, including the risk of QT interval prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP). The objective was to determine the use of drugs with a risk of QT interval
Andrés Gaviria-Mendoza, Manuel Enrique Machado-Duque, Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo, Carlos Fernando Tovar-Yepes, Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Trends in Opioid Use in a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Pain Research and Management, 2020
The objective was to determine the trend in the use of opioid analgesics in a cohort of patients diagnosed with and treated for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 24 cities in Colombia. This retrospective cohort study included adult patients diagnosed with RA,
Manuel E. Machado-Duque, Diana Marcela Ramírez-Valencia, María Mónica Murillo-Muñoz, Jorge E. Machado-Alba   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Persistence of Weekly Injectable Semaglutide Use in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity: A Retrospective Follow-Up in Colombia [PDF]

Drugs - Real World Outcomes
Background Semaglutide is an effective antidiabetic agent that is injected weekly to induce weight reduction, and the impact on cardiovascular outcomes is favorable.
Manuel Enrique Machado-Duque, Andrés Gaviria-Mendoza, Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo, Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Prescription patterns of ambrisentan in some cities of Colombia

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Introduction Ambrisentan is a selective type A endothelin receptor antagonist that has shown significant effectiveness and safety in the management of patients with pulmonary hypertension.
Luis Fernando Valladales‐Restrepo, Andrés Gaviria‐Mendoza, Manuel Enrique Machado‐Duque, Álvaro Vallejos‐Narváez, Jorge Enrique Machado‐Alba   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Use of Tramadol or Other Analgesics in Patients Treated in the Emergency Department as a Risk Factor for Opioid Use

Pain Research and Management, 2020
The objective of this cohort study was to determine the association between the use of tramadol in emergency departments and the later consumption of opioids at the outpatient level in a group of patients from Colombia. Based on a medication dispensation
Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba, Laura Sofía Serna-Echeverri, Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo, Manuel Enrique Machado-Duque, Andrés Gaviria-Mendoza   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Use of resources and cost in the management of gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by oral anticoagulants: a retrospective cohort analysis [PDF]

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Background Oral anticoagulants (OACs) used to treat nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) are frequently associated with complications, especially gastrointestinal hemorrhage (GH).
Manuel Enrique Machado-Duque, Andrés Gaviria-Mendoza, Luis F. Valladales-Restrepo, Diego Mauricio Gómez, Alejandro Mesa-Urdinola, Andrea Constanza Rubio, Juan Manuel Reyes, Natalia Castaño Gamboa, Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Treatment Patterns of Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension: A Descriptive Study in Colombia

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Introduction Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic disease characterized by a progressive rise in pulmonary artery blood pressure. The objective was to describe the treatment patterns among ambulatory patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
Manuel Machado‐Duque, Andrés Gaviria‐Mendoza, Luis Fernando Valladales‐Restrepo, Manuel Pacheco, Juan Sebastián Franco, María delRosario Forero, Rubiela Suarez, Oscar Peñuela, Jorge E. Machado‐Alba   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Clinical Characteristics and Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Colombian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Drugs - Real World Outcomes, 2023
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder that leads to abdominal pain; its diagnosis is based on Rome IV criteria (recurrent abdominal pain at least 1 day per week in the last 3 months with more than two of the following ...
Daniel Andrés Hernández-Velásquez, Esteban Rodríguez-Martínez, Jhonathan David Montoya-Meneses, Juan Sebastián González-Ceballos, Katherin Mosquera-Pérez, Laura Patiño-Mazuera, Melissa González-Montoya, Andrés Gaviria-Mendoza, Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of tramadol and DOACs with special attention to dabigatran on concomitant use, on the risk of mayor bleeding using BIFAP database in Spain

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 32, Issue 4, Page 397-406, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Tramadol, a weak opioid, inhibits the reuptake of serotonin, a key feature on vascular homeostasis. A suspected interaction exists between dabigatran and tramadol, which might trigger an excess on risk of bleeding however, there is a gap in knowledge on this topic.
Airam de Burgos‐Gonzalez, Consuelo Huerta, María José Peñalver, Luis Sordo, José Pulido, Lucía Cea Soriano   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurses competence in the reporting of medication‐related incidents: An intervention study

Nursing Open, Volume 9, Issue 6, Page 2836-2846, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Objectives Less than 5% of all harmful medicine‐related incidents (MIs) or adverse drug reactions received by the Spanish Pharmacovigilance system are notified by Registered Nurses (RNs). The main objective of this study was to determine the impact of a multifaceted institutional intervention (MII) in patient safety on the reporting competence
Isabel Salcedo‐Diego, Belén Ruiz‐Antorán, Concepción Payares‐Herrera, Begoña de Andrés‐Gimeno, Pilar Serrano‐Gallardo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source