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Safety and Efficacy of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in Adults With Epilepsy, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Managing obesity in patients with epilepsy is complicated by the weight‐gaining properties of essential antiseizure medications (ASMs) such as valproate and pregabalin. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of initiating glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) in this population.
Hyoshin Son, Inyoung Hwang, Sang Won Lee, Yun Kim   +3 more
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Prescription Drug Misuse in “Clubbers” and Disco Goers in Ibiza

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Prescription drug misuse and its related risks are considered a worldwide public health issue. Current trends show that the extent of such phenomenon may not be limited to subjects with psychiatric disorders, as it also spreads to dance party
Massimo di Giannantonio, Attilio Negri, Attilio Negri, Stefania Schiavone, Chiara Vannini, Mauro Pettorruso, Fabio De-Giorgio, Fabio De-Giorgio, Valeria Verrastro, Luigia Trabace, Mariangela Corbo, Rossella Gottardo, Cristian Camuto, Cristian Camuto, Monica Mazzarino, Andrea Barra, Domenico De Berardis, Juan Iglesias Lopez, Cristina Merino Del Villar, Fabrizio Schifano, Giovanni Martinotti, Giovanni Martinotti   +21 more
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Who Searches for Low Prices? Population Characteristics and Price Dispersion in the Market for Prescription Drugs [PDF]

We examine the relationship between population characteristics and price dispersion for 75 prescription drugs in five markets. Based on models of price dispersion, we consider that search costs are likely lower for the elderly, who are repeat purchasers.
Adrienne M. Ohler
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Impact of Age on the Diagnostic Yield of Routine EEG in People With Childhood or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We aimed to identify the proportion of individuals with a confirmed diagnosis of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) or juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) who show a negative routine EEG (rEEG), and to determine the main factors associated with this finding.
Francesco Fortunato, Alessia Giugno, Miriam Sturniolo, Enrico Fratto, Pio Zoleo, Francesca Felicia Operto, Ilaria Sammarra, Antonio Gambardella   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug prescription patterns and compliance with WHO and beers criteria in older patients

BMC Geriatrics
Background As the population ages, the prevalence of chronic diseases increases, leading to greater reliance on multiple medications that are conducted to increase the risk of adverse drug reactions (ADR) that may cause higher morbidity and mortality ...
Mahan Malekzadeh, Yousef Khadivi, Seyed Mojtaba Sohrevardi, Golnaz Afzal   +3 more
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Nonprescribed Antimicrobial Drugs in Latino Community, South Carolina

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
We investigated in a sample of Latinos the practices of antimicrobial drug importation and use of nonprescribed antimicrobial drugs. In interviews conducted with 219 adults, we assessed health beliefs and past and present behaviors consistent with ...
Arch G. Mainous, Andrew Y. Cheng, Rebecca C. Garr, Barbara C. Tilley, Charles J. Everett, M. Diane McKee   +5 more
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Medicare Part D and its Effect on the Use of Prescription Drugs, Use of Other Health Care Services and Health of the Elderly [PDF]

We examine the effect of gaining prescription drug insurance as a result of Medicare Part D on use of prescription drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries.
Nasreen Khan, Robert Kaestner
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Study on the content of nurse's prescription of drug for endocrine system and metabolic in China by Delphi method

Huli yanjiu, 2019
ObjectiveTo study the content and form of nurse's prescription of drugs for endocrine system and metabolic in China by using Delphi.MethodsThe two rounds of consultations among 42 experts were carried out by Delphi method,And the final research results ...
HOU Yongchao, HAN Shifan
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Assessment of prescription sales in Ukraine

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2013
Currently, the state of the national health system (health) is characterized by a low level of funding for medical and pharmaceutical care and the lack of effective methods of free and preferential dispensing of medicines (drugs) and compensation of ...
N. V. Teterich, L. V. Tereshchenko
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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among patients receiving long‐term HCQ with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) for screening ...
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source