Revitalizing the General Practice Research Database: plans, challenges, and opportunities.

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to assess the trends in antipsychotic prescriptions for outpatients in Japan, where a community-based approach to mental healthcare is emphasized. METHODS:This descriptive epidemiological study used claims data from 1038 community pharmacies across Japan. Outpatients who were ≥18 years old and...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Kochi K,Sato I,Nishiyama C,Tanaka-Mizuno S,Doi Y,Arai M,Fujii Y,Matsunaga T,Ogawa Y,Furukawa TA,Kawakami K

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysing duration of treatment episodes has become a standard task in many pharmacoepidemiological studies. However, such analyses are often carried out in a rather simplistic manner and more subtle issues are often ignored. In this paper, methods of analysing duration treatment episodes beyond simple analyses allowi...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Gichangi A,Andersen M,Kragstrup J,Vach W

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To provide an up-to-date account of drug prescription during pregnancy in France from 2011 to 2014 using the permanent sample of the French national computerized healthcare database and with a focus on recommended supplementations, fetotoxic drugs and teratogenic drugs. METHODS:All pregnancies identified by th...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Demailly R,Escolano S,Quantin C,Tubert-Bitter P,Ahmed I

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was to determine whether community pharmacists recommend appropriate medications and give valid information to pregnant women. METHODS:A total of 163 community pharmacists randomly selected in the Midi-Pyrénées area were interviewed by means of an open questionnaire. Ten scenarios ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Damase-Michel C,Vié C,Lacroix I,Lapeyre-Mestre M,Montastruc JL

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Epidemiologic Registry of Cystic Fibrosis (ERCF) was a multicentre, longitudinal follow-up project of cystic fibrosis patients enrolled at some 200 centres in nine European countries between 1994 and 1999. PURPOSE:We aimed to assess and improve the quality of a subset of data from the ERCF relating to s...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Strobl J,Enzer I,Bagust A,Haycox A,Smyth R,Ashby D,Walley T

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cause of death is often not available in administrative claims data. OBJECTIVE:To develop claims-based algorithms to identify deaths due to fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD; ie, fatal coronary heart disease [CHD] or stroke), CHD, and stroke. METHODS:Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Xie F,Colantonio LD,Curtis JR,Kilgore ML,Levitan EB,Monda KL,Safford MM,Taylor B,Woodward M,Muntner P

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An information-theoretic definition of similarity proposed by Dekang Lin in 1998 appears to have attractive properties for identifying medically similar cases in a large database. Examination of similar cases that appear following vaccination may provide a way of detecting previously unexpected associations. A key ele...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Walker AM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:(1) To identify factors associated with the choice among the three atypical antipsychotics available in France (amisulpride, olanzapine, risperidone) and the typical antipsychotic of reference: (haloperidol), (2) to compare psychotropic co-prescription rates according to antipsychotic. METHODS:All antipsychoti...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Gasquet I,Gury C,Tcherny-Lessenot S,Quesnot A,Gaudebout P

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study quantified the overall merit of adjunctive aripiprazole in major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS:Global benefit-risk (GBR) analysis quantified the benefit and risk differences between adjunctive aripiprazole and antidepressant (ADT) monotherapy. Three hundred and fifty six patients receiving AD...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Wisniewski SR,Chen CC,Kim E,Kan HJ,Guo Z,Carlson BX,Tran QV,Pikalov A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing reliance on databases of healthcare records for pharmacoepidemiology and other medical research, and such resources are often accessed over a long period of time so it is vital to consider the impact of changes in data, access methodology and the environment. The authors discuss change in commun...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Bourke A,Bate A,Sauer BC,Brown JS,Hall GC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Administrative claim databases are increasingly being used to study the safety of medication exposures during pregnancy. These studies are restricted to live births due to a reliance on algorithms for estimating gestational age that are based on codes associated with live delivery. Conditioning on live birth ma...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Suarez EA,Landi SN,Conover MM,Jonsson Funk M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To validate the recorded diagnoses of colorectal cancer (CRC) and identify false negatives in The Health Improvement Network (THIN) primary care database. METHODS:We conducted a validation study of incident CRC cases in THIN among patients aged 40-89 years from 2000-2011. CRC Read code entries (N = 3805) were ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Cea Soriano L,Soriano-Gabarró M,García Rodríguez LA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Many patients use complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) for their health problems especially where long-term treatment is required. Epilepsy is the most prevalent neurological disorder requiring long-term treatment and compliance. The purpose of the study was to establish the pattern of use of CAM in epilept...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Tandon M,Prabhakar S,Pandhi P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the reason for the relative high risk of local complications for women following cardiac catheterization by evaluating the associations between gender, sheath size, and local adverse outcomes following cardiac catheterization. METHODS:The data used in this study were obtained from a portion of the Am...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Tavris DR,Gallauresi BA,Dey S,Brindis R,Mitchel K

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aims to examine the associations between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (tNSAIDs), PPI + tNSAID co-exposure, and the development of the following: (i) acute interstitial nephritis (AIN), a specific kidney injury often attributed to these drugs, and (ii...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Leonard CE,Freeman CP,Newcomb CW,Reese PP,Herlim M,Bilker WB,Hennessy S,Strom BL

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Epidemiologic studies on a potential chemopreventive effect of statin therapy have yielded conflicting results. We sought to clarify whether long-term statin therapy has a chemopreventive effect on the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in a large, population-representative cohort. METHODS:A nested ca...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Yang YX,Hennessy S,Propert K,Hwang WT,Sarkar M,Lewis JD

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to characterise how Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is treated in England and Wales and whether this adheres to 2009 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on management of T2DM. METHODS:Data for T2DM patients aged 18+ years prescribed at least one anti-d...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Datta-Nemdharry P,Thomson A,Beynon J,Donegan K

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Research using healthcare databases often includes patients frequently excluded from clinical trials; yet it is not known whether commonly used data represents the overall population or specific sub-populations of interest. We aimed to examine population representativeness from data sources in recent research s...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Kaviani P,Landi SN,McKethan A,Brookhart MA,McGrath LJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine trends in potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescribing in Norwegian nursing homes. METHODS:Patients aged ≥70 years were included from three cross-sectional studies conducted in 1997, 2005 and 2011. PIMs were analyzed according to the Norwegian General Practice-Nur...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Halvorsen KH,Selbaek G,Ruths S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously reported on regional variability in medication consumption by older Canadians. In this study, we used longitudinal data to determine whether regional differences in commonly consumed medications persisted and to explore potential explanatory factors for observed differences. METHODS:We ut...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Hogan DB,Maxwell CJ,Fung TS,Ebly EM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to assess positive predictive value (PPV), relative to medical chart review, of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9/10 diagnostic codes for identifying opioid overdoses and poisonings. METHODS:Data were obtained from Kaiser Permanente Northwest and Northern California....

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Green CA,Perrin NA,Janoff SL,Campbell CI,Chilcoat HD,Coplan PM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the characteristics of new users of cilostazol in Europe with the aim to support the evaluation of its benefit/risk as used in regular clinical practice before the implementation of labeling changes recommended by the European Medicines Agency. METHODS:New users of cilostazol were identified in pop...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Castellsague J,Perez-Gutthann S,Calingaert B,Bui C,Varas-Lorenzo C,Arana A,Prados-Torres A,Poblador-Plou B,Gonzalez-Rubio F,Giner-Soriano M,Roso-Llorach A,Linder M,Citarella A,Scholle O,Blenk T,Garbe E

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Discontinuing low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) therapy after upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) may increase the risk of cardiovascular-related death. Our aim was to compare mortality in UK primary care patients who discontinue ASA after UGIB with that in patients who continue therapy. METHODS:ASA users...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： González-Pérez A,Sáez ME,Johansson S,Nagy P,García Rodríguez LA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to examine the effect of antidepressant use on persistence with newly initiated oral antidiabetic medicines in older people. METHODS:A retrospective study of administrative claims data from the Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs, from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2008 of new users...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Caughey GE,Preiss AK,Vitry AI,Gilbert AL,Ryan P,Shakib S,Esterman A,McDermott RA,Roughead EE

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our aim was to describe and assess the medicinal products and doses used for euthanasia in a series of cases, identified within an epidemiological death certificate study in Belgium, where euthanasia was until recently legally forbidden and where guidelines for euthanasia are not available. METHODS:In a random...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Vander Stichele RH,Bilsen JJ,Bernheim JL,Mortier F,Deliens L

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objectives of this study were to characterize the validity of algorithms to identify AF from electronic health data through a systematic review of the literature and to identify gaps needing further research. METHODS:Two reviewers examined publications during 1997-2008 that identified patients with atrial ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Jensen PN,Johnson K,Floyd J,Heckbert SR,Carnahan R,Dublin S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Increased post-marketing reports of 'interstitial pneumonia' as an adverse drug reaction (ADR) from the use of gefitinib, irinotecan, or leflunomide among patients in Japan have not been noted in other countries. The WHO International Drug Monitoring Database was analyzed to examine Japan's pattern of reporting...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Koo LC,Clark JA,Quesenberry CP,Higenbottam T,Nyberg F,Wolf MK,Steinberg MH,Forsythe BH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Under EU regulations, patient information leaflets (PILs) are required to be clear and understandable. Negations (e.g., not, no) are a linguistic aspect that may impact PIL comprehension, yet go unmentioned in these regulations. We conducted two studies to determine (1) how negations are used in Dutch PILs (stu...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Burgers C,Beukeboom CJ,Sparks L,Diepeveen V

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To describe the kind of the difficulties encountered when seeking research governance approval for a nationwide public health and genetic study-the Drug-Induced Arrhythmia Risk Evaluation study-in England. METHODS:Description of the processes followed when seeking research governance approval for the Drug-Ind...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Boshier A,Shakir SA,Telfer P,Behr E,Pakrashi T,Camm AJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Little is known about the effects of drug-drug interactions between valacyclovir and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). In this study, we analysed the adverse event 'acute kidney injury (AKI)' resulting from a possible interaction between loxoprofen (a non-selective NSAID) and valacyclovir in repor...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Yue Z,Shi J,Jiang P,Sun H

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00