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Impact of extended insurance coverage on survival outcomes among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in Taiwan

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Predetermined treatment duration limits (PTDLs) are often used by Taiwan's National Health Insurance Administration to contain healthcare costs, but they may compromise patient outcomes. Therefore, we studied Taiwan's 2017 extension of the bevacizumab PTDL from 24 to 36 weeks in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) to evaluate whether prolonged ...
Wei‐Ming Huang, Chen‐Han Chueh, Chien‐Yu Tseng, Christopher N. Kaufmann, Earl J. Morris, Chiao‐En Wu, Yi‐Wen Tsai   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims To identify the patterns and trends in prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment. Methods We used data from the OPPIDUM programme, which collects data from patients attending substance abuse treatment facilities. Data collected include use of psychoactive prescription drugs in the past week.
Thomas Soeiro, Clémence Lacroix, Élisabeth Jouve, Élisabeth Frauger, Maryse Lapeyre‐Mestre, Joëlle Micallef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The persistence of chronic opioid use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease—A nationwide cohort study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Pain is common in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), and a substantial proportion develop chronic opioid use (COU). We examined the persistence of COU over time and identified factors predicting persistent use. Methods This nationwide Danish cohort study included patients with an initial period of COU (definition: ≥3 ...
Bente Mertz Nørgård, Caroline Theilgaard Thorarinsson, Jan Nielsen, Mette Louise Andersen, Jens Kjeldsen, Torben Knudsen, Rahul S. Dalal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of medication therapy management intervention on medication adherence among adult patients comorbid with diabetes mellitus and hypertension at outpatient clinics in Southwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

Cardiovasc Diabetol Endocrinol Rep
Sheleme T, Bekele F, Olika W, Sefera B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Fostering medication review competence of pharmacy students: An assessment by students and their preceptors after advanced‐level practical internship

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims The aim of this study was to introduce a new assessment method for pharmacy students' real‐life competence in reviewing medications after obligatory advanced‐level practical internship in Finland. Methods The new medication review (MR) competence assessment method consisted of (1) a self‐assessment by pharmacy students and (2) a performance ...
Katja Leiman, Aleksi Westerholm, Tero Vahlberg, Noora Lias, Tanja Lindholm, Marja Airaksinen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Outpatient Clinic Recruitment: A Quality Improvement Strategy for a Prospective Research Study. [PDF]

Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl
Bolikal PD, Schuetter R, Guzman T, Patel R, Gubanich PJ, Wade SL, Babcock L, Narad M, Eickmeyer SM, Kurowski BG.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Clinical pharmacology consultations and their implementation in clinical decision making

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims One of the key roles of clinical pharmacologists is to work as consultants for other medical specialties. We wanted to investigate the characteristics of clinical pharmacology consultations, compare the types of consultations from different specialties, and evaluate how well the recommendations given were followed.
Mirjam Kauppila, Janne T. Backman, Outi Lapatto‐Reiniluoto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial costs of diabetes mellitus among patients attending outpatient clinics in a military hospital in Sri Lanka. [PDF]

BMJ Mil Health
Samarawickrama MS, Gamage AU, Dissanayake DMAK.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Role of Dentists in Prescribing Opioid Analgesics and Antibiotics: An Overview [PDF]

, 2018
Ackerman, Al-Huwayrini, Aldous, Aminoshariae, Amir Azarpazhooh, Ashrafioun, Baker, Baur, Bax, Birrenbach, Bohnert, Budnitz, Cabana, Cadieux, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Christopher Okunseri, Conly, Cooper, Crane, Cunha, Dar-Odeh, De-Bem, Denisco, Dionne, Dirks, Dodd, Dowell, Drekonja, Ellison, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), Fazakerley, Fleming-Dutra, Forbes, Gonzales, Gordon, Grimshaw, Grol, Guy, Haas, Hasegawa, Hicks, Irvine, John, Kakoei, Katie J. Suda, Katz, Kumar, Lam, Levy, Lewis, Little, Logan, Longman, Ma, Martin, McCauley, Mutlu, Nima Laghapour, Ong, Ostini, Pallasch, Pallasch, Pallasch, Palmer, Palmer, Paluck, Paulozzi, Porucznik, Pynn, Ralph Dana, Rasubala, Rigoni, Rodriguez-Nunez, Runciman, Saadat, Samaranayake, Sawair, Schumock, Seager, Segura-Egea, Shehab, Smith, Spurling, Steed, Steinmetz, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Suda, Sweeney, Thornhill, Thornhill, Tufts Health Care Institute, Van der Sanden, Vanderweil, Vessal, Volkow, Wall, Wang, Wright, Yingling, Zimmerman   +99 more
core   +2 more sources

Blood pressure effects of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP‐1 receptor agonists: Mechanisms, trial evidence and Real‐world data

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP‐1 receptor agonists modestly lower blood pressure across diverse patient populations, including those without diabetes. These effects appear largely independent of glycaemic control and offer additive value in high‐risk patients with overlapping comorbidities.
Andrej Belančić, Yusuf Ziya Sener, Marijana Vučković, Joseph Edgar Blais, Almir Fajkić, Emina Sher, Mislav Radić, Josipa Radić   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source