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Mandatory Access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Prescription Drug Abuse [PDF]

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2018
AbstractDespite the significant cost of prescription (Rx) drug abuse and calls from policymakers for effective interventions, there is limited research on the effects of policies intended to limit such abuse. This study estimates the effects of prescription drug monitoring (PDMP) programs, which constitute a key policy targeting access to non‐medical ...
Anca M, Grecu, Dhaval M, Dave, Henry, Saffer   +2 more
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Efficacy of Inebilizumab in N‐MOmentum Trial Participants With or Without Prior Immunosuppressants

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This post hoc analysis examined the impact of prior immunosuppressants on the long‐term efficacy and safety of inebilizumab, a cluster of differentiation 19+ B‐cell–depleting monoclonal antibody, in participants with aquaporin‐4–seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder from the N‐MOmentum trial (NTC02200770).
Bruce A. C. Cree, Beatrice Suero, Sarah Walsh, Romain Marignier, John W. Lindsey, Ho Jin Kim, Dewei She, Daniel Cimbora, Dustin Cavida, Friedemann Paul   +9 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source

Pharmacological neuroenhancement and the ability to recover from stress – a representative cross-sectional survey among the German population

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2018
Background Pharmacological neuroenhancement (PNE) refers to the use of psychoactive substances without doctor’s prescription to enhance cognitive performance or to improve mood.
Christiana Bagusat, Angela Kunzler, Jennifer Schlecht, Andreas G. Franke, Andrea Chmitorz, Klaus Lieb   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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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Electroencephalographic Normalization as a Biomarker of Clinical Recovery in Down Syndrome Regression Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Down syndrome regression disorder is a syndrome characterized by subacute loss of cognitive, behavioral, and functional abilities in individuals with Down syndrome. Electroencephalography abnormalities are frequently observed during evaluation, but it remains unclear whether these findings represent a dynamic marker of disease ...
Jonathan D. Santoro, Mackenzie Silverman, Maeve C. Lucas, Mariam M. Yousuf, Samuel T. Otey, Stella V. Gray, Brittany Jordan, Madeline D. Kahan, Latanya D. Agurs, Michelle Van Hirtum Das, Deborah Holder, Devin King, Eileen A. Quinn, Ryan Kammeyer, Michael S. Rafii   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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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Cannabis as a substitute for prescription drugs – a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2017
James M Corroon Jr,1 Laurie K Mischley,2 Michelle Sexton3 1Center for Medical Cannabis Education, Del Mar, CA, 2Bastyr University Research Institute, Kenmore, WA, 3Department of Medical Research, Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy ...
Corroon Jr JM, Michelle Sexton, Sexton M, Mischley LK, Jamie Corroon, Laurie Mischley   +5 more
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