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Hydroxychloroquine Associated With Lower Glomerular Filtration Rate Decline in Lupus Nephritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) protects kidney function in lupus nephritis (LN) by preventing flares, yet some cohort studies show no significant benefit in kidney function with HCQ. Clarifying these conflicting findings by showing early and long‐term benefits of HCQ on kidney function preservation is critical.
Shivani Garg, Brad Rovin, Brad C. Astor, Tripti Singh, Fauzia Hollnagel, Megan Kuik, Lexie Kolton, Callie Saric, S. Sam Lim, Christie M. Bartels   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION SHARING

American Journal of Public Health, 2008
In their survey of prescription medication sharing, Goldsworthy et al.1 appropriately noted the paucity of information on this important behavior. Given concerns about potentially harmful effects on the fetus from in utero exposures to medication, it is particularly important to understand medication-sharing behaviors among a broad sample of pregnant ...
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Do people with intellectual disabilities understand their prescription medication? A scoping review [PDF]

, 2019
© 2019 The Authors. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Background: People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to experience poor health than the general population and are frequently ...
Adams D., Adams D., Dunn K., General Medical Council, Glover G., Mencap, NHS Confederation, NHS Digital, NHS England, NHS England, NHS England, NICE, NICE, Royal College of Nursing, Straetmans J. M., The Disability Partnership   +15 more
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Long‐Term Opioids in Gout: A Matched Cohort Study From the Veterans Health Administration

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Though used frequently to treat flare, risk of long‐term opioid exposure in gout has not been well defined. In this study, we examined the hypothesis that people with gout are more likely than individuals without gout to be prescribed long‐term opioids over time.
Lindsay N. Helget, Bryant R. England, Punyasha Roul, Harlan Sayles, Tuhina Neogi, James R. O'Dell, Joshua F. Baker, Ted R. Mikuls   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient Cost-Sharing, Hospitalization Offsets, and the Design of Optimal Health Insurance for the Elderly [PDF]

Patient cost-sharing for primary care and prescription drugs is designed to reduce the prevalence of moral hazard in medical utilization. Yet the success of this strategy depends on two factors: the elasticity of demand for those medical goods, and the ...
Amitabh Chandra, Jonathan Gruber, Robin McKnight   +2 more
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Designing Better Prescription Charts: Why we can’t just ask the nurses [PDF]

, 2013
Prescription charts are not designed with the task of programing medical devices in mind. This is surprising because we know that charts need to be consulted for programing values.
Back, Jonathan, Blandford, Ann, Cox, Anna L., Furniss, Dominic, Iacovides, Ioanna, Vincent, Chris   +5 more
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Repeat prescribing of medications: a system-centred risk management model for primary care organisations [PDF]

, 2017
Rationale, aims and objectives: Reducing preventable harm from repeat medication prescriptions is a patient safety priority worldwide. In the United Kingdom, repeat prescriptions items issued has doubled in the last 20 years from 5.8 to 13.3 items ...
Bartlett, Stephen, Bowie, Paul, Dinwoodie, Mark, Man, Shu Ling, Price, Julie, Taylor, Kate   +5 more
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Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records From an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PTs) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deregulation of allopathic prescription and medical practice in India: Benefits and pitfalls

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2016
In the background of debates on Universal Health Coverage, skill transfer from the medical practice license holders to other health-care providers such as nurse practitioner has become a global norm. In India, where the world's largest numbers of medical
Raman Kumar, Pritam Roy
doaj   +1 more source

Interpretable Subgroup Discovery in Treatment Effect Estimation with Application to Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

, 2020
The dearth of prescribing guidelines for physicians is one key driver of the current opioid epidemic in the United States. In this work, we analyze medical and pharmaceutical claims data to draw insights on characteristics of patients who are more prone ...
Che Zhengping, Crofford Leslie J., Davis Mellar P., Dusseldorp Elise, Gebhart G. F., Harbaugh Calista M., Johansson Fredrik, Kingma Diederik P, Marlin Benjamin M., Parente Stephen T., Patil Pravinkumar R., Rubin Donald B., Shalit Uri, Su Xiaogang, Zhang Jinghe   +14 more
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