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COVID-19 causes more severe and frequently fatal disease in patients with pre-existing comorbidities such as hypertension and heart disease. SARS-CoV-2 virus enters host cells through the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which is fundamental in ...
Yasmin Silva-Santos +17 more
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Purpose The combination of lisinopril and amlodipine has a marked additional effect on blood pressure and fewer side effects than individual monotherapy.
Ting Li +8 more
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Limited evidence exists synthesizing the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with the concomitant administration of multiple nephrotoxic drugs, and even less examining the concept of nephrotoxic burden. The objective of this scoping review was to (1) identify definitions of nephrotoxic burden; (2) methods used to quantify (use of calculations)
Wafa Alatawi +6 more
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Is Mail Service Pharmacy Cost Beneficial to Plan Sponsors? [PDF]
The objective of this study was to describe and compare prescription drug costs charged to a plan sponsor for the top 50 maintenance medications provided through retail and mail service procurement channels.
Albert I. Wertheimer, PhD, MBA +1 more
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Antihypertensive medications and risk of Alzheimer's disease: Evidence for specific medication use
Abstract BACKGROUND Hypertension is a modifiable risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Specific antihypertensive classes may lower/increase AD risk by affecting the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system. METHODS We investigated AD risk in relation to antihypertensive medications in a population‐based study of 33,714 incident AD cases and 897,872 ...
Osvaldo J. Laurido‐Soto +6 more
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Medication decision-making for patients with renal insufficiency in inpatient and outpatient care at a US Veterans Affairs Medical Centre: a qualitative, cognitive task analysis. [PDF]
BackgroundMany studies identify factors that contribute to renal prescribing errors, but few examine how healthcare professionals (HCPs) detect and recover from an error or potential patient safety concern.
Arthur, Karen J +8 more
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Abstract Objectives/Background This study was undertaken to evaluate patient reasons for nonadoption of migraine‐preventive medications. Despite clear recommendations and eligibility criteria for migraine‐preventive treatment by the American Headache Society and the availability of these treatments, many people with migraine are not taking appropriate ...
Jessica Ailani +9 more
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Aim. To assess the effects of combined lisinopril and betahistine dihydrochloride (Betaserc®) therapy on quality of life (QoL) and neurological status in patients with stable, mild to moderate arterial hypertension (AH) and vertigo. Material and methods.
G. F. Andreeva +5 more
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Learning signals of adverse drug-drug interactions from the unstructured text of electronic health records. [PDF]
Drug-drug interactions (DDI) account for 30% of all adverse drug reactions, which are the fourth leading cause of death in the US. Current methods for post marketing surveillance primarily use spontaneous reporting systems for learning DDI signals and ...
Bauer-Mehren, Anna +4 more
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Classification of drugs reviews using W-LRSVM model [PDF]
Opinion mining provided less opportunity to discuss their experiences about drugs so reviewing about it was difficult. Recent findings show that online reviews and blogs on drugs are important for patients, marketers and industries.
Asha, S.Manek. +4 more
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