Domperidone, cytochrome P450 3A4 isoenzyme inhibitors and ventricular arrhythmia: a nationwide case-crossover study.

abstract：PURPOSE:Concomitant use of anti-dementia drugs with psychotropic drugs is potentially problematic in patients with dementia. The aim of this study was to investigate how frequently patients in Norway use anti-dementia drugs concomitantly with psychotropic drugs. METHODS:Analyses are based on data from the Norwegian Pr...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Langballe EM,Engdahl B,Selbaek G,Nordeng H

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure changes in drug utilisation following a national general practice education program aimed at improving prescribing for hypertension. METHODS:A series of nationally implemented, multifaceted educational interventions using social marketing principles focusing on prescribing for hypertension, was comm...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Horn FE,Mandryk JA,Mackson JM,Wutzke SE,Weekes LM,Hyndman RJ

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of the consumption of benzodiazepines at age 40-42 years on prescription of opioids later in life. METHODS:A cohort of 6707 men and 6683 women aged 40-42 years reported no use of analgesics in health surveys in 1985-1989. This cohort was linked to the Norwegian prescription database (Nor...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Skurtveit S,Furu K,Bramness JG,Tverdal A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the internet way of feedback to prescribing physicians, providing data on antimicrobial use and to assess the applicability of the DU90% (i.e. Drug Utilisation 90%--the number of drugs accounting for 90% of the volume of usage in defined daily doses, (DDDs)) methodology in the hospital setting. MET...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Bergman U,Risinggård H,Vlahović-Palcevski V,Ericsson O

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became aware of lead fracture and inappropriate shock events related to Sprint Fidelis leads in January 2007. The manufacturer announced a voluntary market withdrawal in October 2007. AIM:Our aim was to retrospectively evaluate this safety signal using disproportionali...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Duggirala HJ,Herz ND,Caños DA,Sullivan RA,Schaaf R,Pinnow E,Marinac-Dabic D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Few studies have reported an association between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and tuberculosis. Tuberculosis incidence is relatively high in Asian people, and an increase in PPI prescriptions has been reported in South Korea. Thus, we investigated the association between PPI use and tuberculosis development....

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Song HJ,Park H,Park S,Kwon JW

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Leukotriene receptor antagonists are used in asthma and rhinitis treatment. Pharmacovigilance data have suggested an association between montelukast and depression, but the association has not been established in controlled study designs. We described the association between initiation of montelukast and depres...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Winkel JS,Damkier P,Hallas J,Henriksen DP

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Determine the relative risk of cancer users of commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs with a focus on documenting risk in long-term users (>7.5 years). METHODS:We conducted a nested case-control study using the Saskatchewan Health databases. Cancer risks in users of beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Assimes TL,Elstein E,Langleben A,Suissa S

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：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：:Denmark has one of the worlds most comprehensive registration of its citizens' use of medical and social services. Most databases are population-based and of very high quality. Virtually all employ a mutual person identifier, which renders it technically possible to link any of them with others. There are two prescrip...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Hallas J

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to determine the fraction of variance in patient-level medication adherence accounted for by prescribers and pharmacies. METHODS:We used prescription drug claims paid between January 2010 and July 2011 to a national pharmacy benefits manager to define implementation during persi...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Genberg BL,Rogers WH,Lee Y,Qato DM,Dore DD,Hutchins DS,Brennan T,Matlin OS,Wilson IB

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:A series of case reports to the varicella vaccine Pregnancy Registry described inadvertent administrations during pregnancy of this live virus product instead of the intended Varicella zoster immune globulin. Cases continued to accrue despite an early publication about the pattern. The persistent problem warrants spec...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Wise RP,Braun MM,Seward JF,Mootrey GT,Shields KE,Salive ME,Krause PR

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the pattern of prescribing of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in general practice, related to the primary clinical diagnosis and concomitant medication. DESIGN:A descriptive survey of general practitioners' prescribing habits, presumptive diagnosis and patient demography over a period o...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Connolly JP,Silke B,McGavock H,Wilson-Davies K

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tramadol is a weak opioid analgesic, which is generally considered to be safe. However, conflicting data exist on the dependence potential of tramadol. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate occurrence of tramadol dependence and associated risk factors using spontaneously reported adverse drug r...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Tjäderborn M,Jönsson AK,Ahlner J,Hägg S

更新日期：2009-12-01 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: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：PURPOSE:To display a ranked presentation of the data given in the Drug Analysis Prints (DAPs) provided by the MHRA/CSM so that the monitoring clinician may be readily alerted to the most important findings. The practolol DAP is taken as an example of the presentation. METHOD:The data for the ranked system organ classe...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Mann RD

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Non-adherence is considered a major barrier to better outcomes of diabetes care. A relationship has been established between polypharmacy and patients' adherence. This study aims to investigate the occurrence of polypharmacy and non-adherence in general practice, their mutual relationship and the as...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： van Bruggen R,Gorter K,Stolk RP,Zuithoff P,Klungel OH,Rutten GE

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review the concept of time-dependent confounding by using the example in paper "Comparative effectiveness of individual angiotensin receptor blockers on risk of mortality in patients with chronic heart failure" by Desai et al. and illustrate how to adjust for it by using inverse probability of treatment weighting t...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Yang W,Joffe MM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We use simulations and an empirical example to evaluate the performance of disease risk score (DRS) matching compared with propensity score (PS) matching when controlling large numbers of covariates in settings involving newly introduced treatments. METHODS:We simulated a dichotomous treatment, a dichotomous o...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Wyss R,Ellis AR,Brookhart MA,Jonsson Funk M,Girman CJ,Simpson RJ Jr,Stürmer T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Stimulant medications used for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be associated with an increased risk of seizures. Atomoxetine is a non-stimulant medication approved for treating ADHD. This retrospective cohort analysis evaluated risk of seizures among pediatric patients naïve to ADHD...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： McAfee AT,Landon J,Jones M,Bangs ME,Acharya N,Hornbuckle K,Wong J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper addresses strategies for selecting variables for adjustment in non-experimental comparative effectiveness research and uses causal graphs to illustrate the causal network that relates treatment to outcome. Variables in the causal network take on multiple structural forms. Adjustment for a common cause pathw...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Sauer BC,Brookhart MA,Roy J,VanderWeele T

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Propensity scores are used in observational studies to adjust for confounding, although they do not provide control for confounders omitted from the propensity score model. We sought to determine if tests used to evaluate logistic model fit and discrimination would be helpful in detecting the omission of an imp...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Weitzen S,Lapane KL,Toledano AY,Hume AL,Mor V

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Little is known about opioid use after bariatric surgery among patients who did not use opioids chronically before surgery. Our purpose was to determine opioid use the year after bariatric surgery among patients who did not use opioids chronically pre-surgery and to identify pre-surgery characteristics associat...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Raebel MA,Newcomer SR,Bayliss EA,Boudreau D,DeBar L,Elliott TE,Ahmed AT,Pawloski PA,Fisher D,Toh S,Donahoo WT

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00