Evidence generation from healthcare databases: recommendations for managing change.

abstract：PURPOSE:We sought to determine the incidence and risks for severe thrombocytopenia (platelets < 50,000/μL) in United States Veteran patients treated with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin for hepatitis C virus-positive (HCV) chronic liver disease (CLD). METHODS:Using a retrospective, observational cohort s...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Hermos JA,Quach L,Gagnon DR,Weber HC,Altincatal A,Cho K,Lawler EV,Grotzinger KM

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:In 1978, a systematic collection of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) was set up in a hospital including several departments and continued for more than 18 years. Quarterly meetings were organized gathering clinicians, students, nurses and pharmacologists to discuss the clinical cases collected each quarter. Approximately...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Zenut M,Fialip J,Lavarenne J

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The strong male predominance of gastro-oesophageal cancer suggests that sex hormones play an important role. 5α-Reductase (5AR) inhibitors have antiandrogen effects and have been shown to decrease cancer cell proliferation and metastasis. We conducted the first epidemiologic investigation into the association b...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Busby J,Karasneh R,Murchie P,McMenamin Ú,Gadalla SM,Camargo MC,Iversen L,Lee AJ,Spence AD,Cardwell CR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) may suppress adrenal cortical steroid synthesis and release, thereby leading to electrolyte disturbances. Both hyponatremia and hyperkalemia in the setting of PPI therapy have been documented in case reports. The objective of this study was to examine the association between serum po...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Gau JT,Heh V,Acharya U,Yang YX,Kao TC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services claims comprise an administrative database of beneficiary-specific clinical information. This study evaluates the impacts of (i) claim information updates (claims adjudication) and (ii) delay in claim processing (claims delay) on real-time evaluation of health servic...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Hartzema AG,Racoosin JA,MaCurdy TE,Gibbs JM,Kelman JA

更新日期：2011-07-01 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: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 investigate pattern and extent of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with AEDs and to identify safer options for treatment of epilepsy. METHOD:Study was a retrospective, cross-sectional survey. Data from patients with epilepsy at the out-patient and in-patient of Neurology Department was collected in ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： S RB,Narayan SS,Sharma GR,Rodrigues RJ,Kulkarni C

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：PURPOSE:To examine the utility of electronic health records from a routine care setting in assessing comparative effectiveness of fourth-line anti-hypertensive drugs to treat resistant hypertension. METHODS:We conducted a cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink: a repository of electronic health rec...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Sinnott SJ,Smeeth L,Williamson E,Perel P,Nitsch D,Tomlinson LA,Douglas IJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent case series have associated the synthetic opioid, methadone, with QT prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP) ventricular arrhythmia. STUDY OBJECTIVE:To review and analyze adverse events (QT prolongation and TdP) reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine the patient characteri...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Pearson EC,Woosley RL

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to generate data regarding the drug utilization pattern in pediatric population of our tertiary care hospital so that we could generate an essential medicine list (EML). BACKGROUND:Drug therapy accounts for a major portion of expenditure toward health care. Reduction in health ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Singh I,Mittal R,Shafiq N,Bharati B,Nigah RK,Pandhi P,Chaudhary RR,Malhotra S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:De-implementation of low-value services among patients with limited life expectancy is challenging. Robust mortality prediction models using routinely collected health care data can enhance health care stakeholders' ability to identify populations with limited life expectancy. We developed and validated a claim...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Lund JL,Kuo TM,Brookhart MA,Meyer AM,Dalton AF,Kistler CE,Wheeler SB,Lewis CL

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Drug treatment of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) is a difficult task, and comorbidity and comedication add to its complexity. Since in IPD there is little information about drug use, this study investigated drug prescribing and indications in IPD patients. METHODS:From June 1997 to April 1998, a cross-se...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Leoni O,Martignoni E,Cosentino M,Michielotto D,Calandrella D,Zangaglia R,Riboldazzi G,Oria C,Lecchini S,Nappi G,Frigo G

更新日期：2002-03-01 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：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:We describe the design, implementation, and use of a large, multiorganizational distributed database developed to support the Mini-Sentinel Pilot Program of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As envisioned by the US FDA, this implementation will inform and facilitate the development of an active surveil...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Curtis LH,Weiner MG,Boudreau DM,Cooper WO,Daniel GW,Nair VP,Raebel MA,Beaulieu NU,Rosofsky R,Woodworth TS,Brown JS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Three recent observational studies reported that the risk of fatal overdose is greater with venlafaxine than SSRI use. It is not clear whether patient factors could account for this finding. We evaluated whether risk factors for suicide are more prevalent among patients prescribed venlafaxine than patients pres...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Mines D,Hill D,Yu H,Novelli L

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We discuss the practical advantages and challenges of sharing controls among two or more concurrently conducted case-control studies. METHODS:We conducted two case-control studies, one of breast cancer and the other of endometrial cancer, with overlapping, shared control groups. The studies had overlapping geo...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Bunin GR,Baumgarten M,Norman SA,Strom BL,Berlin JA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effect of moderate alcohol consumption on Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) among older adults admitted to acute care hospitals and to examine the consistency of this effect across gender and age groups. METHODS:We used the GIFA (Italian Group of Pharmacoepidemiology in the Elderly) database, which i...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Onder G,Landi F,Della Vedova C,Atkinson H,Pedone C,Cesari M,Bernabei R,Gambassi G,GIFA Study.

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We conducted a nested case-control study to evaluate the association between risk of cancer and mirtazapine use in depression patients in Taiwan. METHODS:We obtained data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to conduct a population-based nested case-control study. The study cohort includ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Sun LM,Lin MC,Liang JA,Chang YJ,Chang SN,Sung FC,Muo CH,Kao CH

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate the risks of upper gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events across a variety of oral and parenteral coxibs and nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsNSAIDs) in the general population of Taiwan. METHODS:In a case-crossover study, all patients aged ≥20 years who were hospi...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Chang CH,Chen HC,Lin JW,Kuo CW,Shau WY,Lai MS

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We systematically review the cross-national drug utilization studies performed in Latin America (LA) in order to analyze the methods applied and assess the validity of the data to ensure the comparability. METHODS:A systematic search in Medline, Embase, and BIREME was performed. Drug utilization studies includ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Durán CE,Christiaens T,Acosta Á,Vander Stichele R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen pathologically confirmed and 14 suspected cases of a new disease entity, fibrosing colonopathy, have been described in the UK and the US in children with cystic fibrosis since 1991. The patterns of use of pancreatic enzyme supplements in cases were compared with use in controls and in the market, in the 2 year...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Bakowski MT,Prescott P

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was performed to evaluate the change of prescribing patterns after the regulatory action regarding fluoroquinolones in pediatric patients. METHODS:We conducted a time series analysis using the Korea Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service National Patients Sample database. Study subjects cons...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Shin JY,Kim MH,Shin SM,Lee SH,Park BJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meloxicam (Mobic((R))) was introduced in the UK in 1996 as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). To help evaluate the postmarketing experience with meloxicam in the UK, we used the General Practitioners Research Database (GPRD) to characterize the baseline risk of an upper gastrointestinal (GI) event among ne...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Lanes SF,Rodrígeuz LA,Hwangg E

更新日期：2000-03-01 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:Following safety concerns regarding trimetazidine, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended restrictions on its use. Our objective was to determine the impact of regulatory actions on trimetazidine utilization in Portugal. METHODS:Retrospective interrupted time-series analysis of monthly ambulatory phar...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Pinto D,Silva A,Heleno B,Rodrigues DS,Santos I,Caetano PA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a method for data-driven exploration in pharmacovigilance and illustrate its use by identifying the key features of individual case safety reports related to medication errors. METHODS:We propose vigiPoint, a method that contrasts the relative frequency of covariate values in a data subset of intere...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Juhlin K,Star K,Norén GN

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00