In utero beta-2-adrenergic agonists exposure and risk of epilepsy: A Danish nationwide population-based cohort study.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the outcomes of patients participating in a program of integrated care for osteoporosis in terms of medication supply, fracture incidence and expenses. METHODS:Outcomes were assessed from secondary data provided by the AOK PLUS health insurance for 2455 participants of the program and the same numb...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Goltz L,Degenhardt G,Maywald U,Kirch W,Schindler C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES), a network of pharmacoepidemiologists and other researchers from seven provincial sites, provides evidence on the benefits and risks of drugs used by Canadians. The Knowledge Translation Team, one of CNODES' four main teams, evaluates the impac...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Sketris IS,Carter N,Traynor RL,Watts D,Kelly K,following contributing members of the CNODES Knowledge Translation Team: Pierre Ernst, JM Gamble, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Colleen Metge, Michael Paterson, Robert Platt W. and Gary Teare.

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Generic substitution (GS) is an important way to decrease medical costs. We aimed to study the opinions and attitudes of Finnish people about GS five years after it was introduced, the reasons for substituting and what people think about generic medicines. METHODS:We sent a postal survey to a random stratified...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Heikkilä R,Mäntyselkä P,Ahonen R

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：PURPOSE:Pre-licensure studies have limited ability to detect rare adverse events (AEs) to vaccines, requiring timely post-licensure studies. With the increasing availability of electronic health records (EHR) near real-time vaccine safety surveillance using these data has emerged as an option. We reviewed methods curre...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Leite A,Andrews NJ,Thomas SL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Dietary Supplements Information Expert Committee (DSI-EC; the Committee) of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) reviews safety profiles of dietary supplements before development of USP-National Formulary (USP-NF) quality monographs. Because the veracity of dietary supplement adverse event repor...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Gardiner P,Sarma DN,Low Dog T,Barrett ML,Chavez ML,Ko R,Mahady GB,Marles RJ,Pellicore LS,Giancaspro GI

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite numerous clinical guidelines on asthma management, patients often receive suboptimal drug therapy. This study identified patients who received suboptimal regimens according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in a complete popu...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Zhang T,Smith MA,Camp PG,Carleton BC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Few recent U.S. studies have examined population-based patterns in prescription drug use and even fewer have considered detailed patterns by race/ethnicity. In a representative community sample, our objectives were to determine the most commonly used prescription drug classes, and to describe their use by age, ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Hall SA,Chiu GR,Kaufman DW,Kelly JP,Link CL,Kupelian V,McKinlay JB

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aim to derive an internationally applicable data set to improve prescription safety of psychiatric drugs. METHODS:We performed an in-depth analysis of the concordance of prescribing information of 10 key psychiatric drugs across four major drug markets with regard to indications, warnings and precautions, a...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Pfistermeister B,Schenk C,Kornhuber J,Bürkle T,Fromm MF,Maas R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bias analysis methods are developed for application to 2 x 2 tables, which may be crude or stratified data. Methods for application to associations adjusted for multiple covariates, such as associations from regression modeling, are rarely seen. We have developed probabilistic methods to evaluate bias from dise...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Lash TL,Schmidt M,Jensen AØ,Engebjerg MC

更新日期：2010-06-01 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: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：: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：PURPOSE:To study the association between antibiotic use in early pregnancy and the risk of isolated orofacial clefts. METHODS:We conducted a cohort study of 806,011 live births in Denmark from 1996 through September 2008. Individual-level information on prescribed antibiotics during pregnancy, orofacial cleft diagnosi...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Mølgaard-Nielsen D,Hviid A

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Economic factors, market dynamics, and safety issues are largely responsible for decisions to withdraw pharmaceutical products from the market. In this study, new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were examined in the USA from 1980 to 2009. METHODS:Data were obtained ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Qureshi ZP,Seoane-Vazquez E,Rodriguez-Monguio R,Stevenson KB,Szeinbach SL

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oral morphine is the first-choice opioid for moderate to severe cancer pain. Transdermal fentanyl is an alternative in patients with stable requirements of high-potency opioids (HPO) or if drugs cannot be taken orally. Drug regulatory authorities have issued several alerts to use transdermal fentanyl only for c...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Garbe E,Jobski K,Schmid U

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients initiating warfarin therapy generally experience a dose-titration period of weeks to months, during which time they are at higher risk of both thromboembolic and bleeding events. Accurate prediction of prolonged dose titration could help clinicians determine which patients might be better treated by al...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Finkelman BS,French B,Bershaw L,Brensinger CM,Streiff MB,Epstein AE,Kimmel SE

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper introduces an improved tool for designing matched-pairs randomized trials. The tool allows the incorporation of clinical and other knowledge regarding the relative importance of variables used in matching and allows for multiple types of missing data. The method is illustrated in the context of a clu...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Greevy RA Jr,Grijalva CG,Roumie CL,Beck C,Hung AM,Murff HJ,Liu X,Griffin MR

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：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: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:Recent public health safety issues involving medical devices have led to a growing demand to improve the current passive-reactive postmarket surveillance (PMS) system. Various European Union (EU) national competent authorities have started to focus on strengthening the postmarket risk evaluation. As a consequen...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Pane J,Francisca RDC,Verhamme KMC,Orozco M,Viroux H,Rebollo I,Sturkenboom MCJM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Complex medication management in older people with multiple chronic conditions can introduce practice variation in polypharmacy prevalence. This study aimed to determine the inter-practice variation in polypharmacy prevalence and examine how this variation was influenced by patient and practice characteristics....

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Sinnige J,Braspenning JC,Schellevis FG,Hek K,Stirbu I,Westert GP,Korevaar JC

更新日期：2016-09-01 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: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: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：BACKGROUND:High-grade cervical dysplasia or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse has been widely used as a surrogate endpoint in cervical cancer screening or prevention trials. METHODS:To identify high-grade cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer, we developed claims-based algorithms that incorporated a...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Kim SC,Gillet VG,Feldman S,Lii H,Toh S,Brown JS,Katz JN,Solomon DH,Schneeweiss S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Long-term benzodiazepine (BZD) treatment continues to be a debated topic. Because individual BZDs have different clinical profiles, we assessed the nationwide trends of long-term BZD use at active substance level during years 2006 to 2014. METHODS:This study covered all reimbursed BZD purchases (n = 408 572-52...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Kurko T,Saastamoinen LK,Tuulio-Henriksson A,Taiminen T,Tiihonen J,Airaksinen M,Hietala J

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：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