Performance of prior event rate ratio adjustment method in pharmacoepidemiology: a simulation study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laboratory technicians, laboratory supervisors, decontamination/remediation workers, and environmental investigators are at increased risk for repeated occupational exposure to Bacillus anthracis. In 2002, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended pre-exposure vaccination for these ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Fowler GL,Baggs JM,Weintraub ES,Martin SW,McNeil MM,Gust DA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the concurrent validity of three European sets of drug-specific indicators of prescribing quality METHODS:In 200 hip fracture patients (≥65 years), consecutively recruited to a randomized controlled study in Sahlgrenska University Hospital in 2009, quality of drug treatment at study entry was asses...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Wallerstedt SM,Belfrage B,Fastbom J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop and test an algorithm that translates total dose and daily regimen, inputted as 'free text' on a prescription, into numerical values to calculate the prescribed treatment duration. METHOD:The algorithm was developed using antibiotic prescriptions (n = 711,714) from multiple primary care computer sys...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Brooks CJ,Lyons RA,Jones KH,Hutton AJ,Walker R,Evans KA,Lloyd K,Ford DV

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the frequency of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) recorded by doctors with perceived ADRs reported by patients during hospitalization and post-discharge and to compare both to formal reporting in Thailand. SETTING:Tertiary teaching hospital, North-East Thailand. METHODS:Over a 6-month period doctors w...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Jarernsiripornkul N,Kakaew W,Loalukkana W,Krska J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:PCORnet, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, represents an innovative system for the conduct of observational and pragmatic studies. We describe the identification and validation of a retrospective cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) from four PCORnet sites. METHODS:We adapted e...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Wiese AD,Roumie CL,Buse JB,Guzman H,Bradford R,Zalimeni E,Knoepp P,Morris HL,Donahoo WT,Fanous N,Epstein BF,Katalenich BL,Ayala SG,Cook MM,Worley KJ,Bachmann KN,Grijalva CG,Rothman RL,Chakkalakal RJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper aimed to systematically review algorithms to identify transfusion-related ABO incompatibility reactions in administrative data, with a focus on studies that have examined the validity of the algorithms. METHODS:A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Iowa Drug Information Service database, a...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Carnahan RM,Kee VR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in hospitalised patients in correlation with patient's age and number of drugs prescribed and to determine the prevalence of inappropriate drugs prescribed to elderly patients. METHODS:Drugs prescribed during ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Radosević N,Gantumur M,Vlahović-Palcevski V

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To learn the evolution of antidepressant and lithium use in Castilla y León (Central Spain) and its relationship with suicide rates. METHODS:A search in the ECOM (Especialidades Consumo de Medicamentos) database of the Spanish Ministry of Health for antidepressants and lithium was carried out for the period ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Arias LH,Lobato CT,Ortega S,Velasco A,Carvajal A,del Pozo JG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Before a medicine can be recommended for a marketing authorization research must be provided to regulators that convincingly supports the benefit-risk of the product in the claimed indication. The established criteria for such research are usually expressed in terms of evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCT)....

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Slattery J,Kurz X

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Drug induced Torsades de Pointes (TdP) is a major concern for new drugs seeking regulatory approval. Prolongation of QT intervals greater than 60 millisecond or to longer than 500 millisecond in an individual patient has been considered to be associated with a higher risk. The purpose of this study is to identi...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Lin YL,Kung MF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore associations between preterm birth and use of medications in young adulthood as a proxy for different diseases. METHODS:We linked data on birth characteristics from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway (1967-1999) and the Norwegian Prescription Database (2004-2015). Individuals born as singletons du...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Engeland A,Bjørge T,Klungsøyr K,Skurtveit S,Furu K

更新日期：2017-07-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:We developed a computerized system for signal detection in spontaneous reporting system (SRS) of Shanghai. Data acquisition, data mining could be carried out automatically and the process of data preprocessing and cleaning could be facilitated. This system was expected to detect signals from SRS after drug lice...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Ye X,Fu Z,Wang H,Du W,Wang R,Sun Y,Gao Q,He J

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports have suggested that new evidence of the comparative effectiveness of different medication classes from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) does not always alter treatment decisions for first-line anti-hypertensive therapy. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association of RCT evidence in December 2...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Delaney JA,McClelland RL,Furberg CD,Cooper R,Shea S,Burke G,Psaty BM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Warfarin is commonly used among patients who receive influenza, pneumococcal, and tetanus and diphtheria toxoid vaccines, and persons on warfarin therapy may also receive Hepatitis A vaccine. There has been concern that vaccinations could potentially alter coagulation parameters in patients on warfarin therapy....

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Jackson ML,Nelson JC,Chen RT,Davis RL,Jackson LA,Vaccine Safety Datalink investigators.

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the nature of a heparin contaminant's clinical effects in cases reported to the Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS). The FDA received reports of heparin-associated adverse events (AEs) starting in late 2007-early 2008 during a national investigation of allergic-type events. The investigation i...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： McMahon AW,Pratt RG,Hammad TA,Kozlowski S,Zhou E,Lu S,Kulick CG,Mallick T,Dal Pan G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data regarding the total number of anti-asthma drugs dispensed via community pharmacies within Northern Ireland from 1980 to 1997 were collected and analysed. The use of anti-asthma drugs within this population increased markedly over the study period from 19.84 DDDs/1000/day to 84.07 DDDs/1000/day. With the exception...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Bell HM,McElnay JC,Hughes CM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Triptan medications are serotonin agonists used to treat migraine, a chronic pain condition highly prevalent in women of reproductive age. Data on the safety of triptans during pregnancy are scant. We sought to quantify the association of prenatal triptan exposure on neurodevelopment in 3-year-old children. ME...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Wood ME,Frazier JA,Nordeng HM,Lapane KL

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a method for identifying the beginning and ending records of pregnancies in the automated medical records of the General Practice Research Database (GPRD). METHODS:Women's records from 1991 to 1999 were searched for codes from 17 pregnancy marker and 7 pregnancy outcome categories. Using the retriev...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Hardy JR,Holford TR,Hall GC,Bracken MB

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been promoted in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (nv-AF) as a more convenient alternative to vitamin K antagonists. We estimated 1-year dabigatran and rivaroxaban adherence rates in nv-AF patients and assessed associations between baseline patient characteri...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Maura G,Pariente A,Alla F,Billionnet C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stimulants and atomoxetine should generally not be used or used only with caution in adults with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions. The extent to which pre-existing cardiovascular conditions influence initiation of these ADHD medications in adults is not known. METHODS:We performed a retrospective coho...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Gerhard T,Winterstein AG,Olfson M,Huang C,Saidi A,Crystal S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are also prescribed for therapeutic indications other than epilepsy (EPI), namely, psychiatric disorders (PSY). Our aim was to develop an algorithm able to distinguish between EPI and PSY among childbearing age women based on differences in AED exposure in these patient groups. ME...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Naldi I,Piccinni C,Mostacci B,Renzini J,Accetta G,Bisulli F,Tappatà M,Piazza A,Pagano P,Bianchi S,D'Alessandro R,Tinuper P,Poluzzi E,ESPEA (Emilia-Romagna Study on Pregnancy and Exposure to Antiepileptic drugs) Group.

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Several studies indicate that the medical burden of fatal adverse drug reactions (FADRs) is significant, but the preventability of FADRs in the general population is largely unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of preventable FADRs and preventable fatal drug poisonings (FDPs) in a Swed...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Jönsson AK,Hakkarainen KM,Spigset O,Druid H,Hiselius A,Hägg S

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The General Practice Research Database (GPRD) is a database of longitudinal patient records from general practices in the United Kingdom. It is an important data source for pharmacoepidemiology studies, but until now it has been tedious to calculate the daily dose and duration of exposure to drugs prescribed. T...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Shah AD,Martinez C

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 this work was to study the use of systemic antibacterials and its possible determinants in Hungarian intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS:Hospital pharmacy. departments provided package level dispensing data for their corresponding ICU (2006). Data were converted into defined daily doses (DDDs) and ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Benko R,Matuz M,Peto Z,Bogár L,Viola R,Doró P,Soós G,Hajdú E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Longitudinal data on prescriptions of antidepressants (AD) in children and adolescents depression are scarce. This study aimed to examine AD prescription trends in children and adolescents in Germany. METHODS:Data of a large statutory health insurance company were analyzed for the period 2005-2012, and outpati...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Hoffmann F,Glaeske G,Bachmann CJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current medical care environment has created expectations that exceed its capabilities, one effect of which has been an increasing awareness of lapses in the quality of healthcare, including medical errors. As more new therapies reach clinical application, the expectations on the part of the public are unlikely to...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Califf RM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The success of an epidemiological study for drug safety surveillance or comparative effectiveness depends largely on design and analysis strategies besides data quality. The Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) methods community implemented a collection of statistical methods with extensive paramet...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Li X,Hui S,Ryan P,Rosenman M,Overhage M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Active surveillance of population-based health networks may improve the timeliness of detection of adverse drug events (ADEs). Active monitoring requires sequential analysis methods. Our objectives were to (1) evaluate the utility of automated healthcare claims data for near real-time drug adverse event surveil...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Brown JS,Kulldorff M,Chan KA,Davis RL,Graham D,Pettus PT,Andrade SE,Raebel MA,Herrinton L,Roblin D,Boudreau D,Smith D,Gurwitz JH,Gunter MJ,Platt R

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00