Doctor hopping and doctor shopping for prescription opioids associated with increased odds of high-risk use.

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:To optimize the efficiency of signal detection by maximizing the proportion of true positive (TP) signals among signals detected by a disproportionality algorithm. METHODS:We compared 176 different combinations of stratification factors, sex (S), age (A), region (R) and year of report (Y), and cut-off values o...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Van Holle L,Bauchau V

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We present a new population-based pharmacoepidemiological (PE) database obtained from statutory health insurances (SHIs) that is able to generate signals, to monitor prescribed drugs and to describe drug utilisation. We discuss methodological features of the database and we assess to which degree this database ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Pigeot I,Ahrens W

更新日期：2008-03-01 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: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:Although sales of prescribed and over-the-counter (OTC) medication are rising, little is known about individual drug intake. This study was aimed to obtain complementary information about drug intake. METHOD:Information on drug utilization was obtained in a female cohort for five different time points (TP): 36...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Hoeke H,Roeder S,Bertsche T,Borte M,von Bergen M,Wissenbach DK

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine epidemiologic characteristics of Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) among children and adolescents presenting to an Emergency Department (ED) in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study was conducted in three phases and included an ED chart review...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Sikdar KC,Alaghehbandan R,Macdonald D,Barrett B,Collins KD,Gadag V

更新日期：2010-02-01 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:Some studies have reported reduced risks of advanced, but not early, prostate cancer among statin users, and one study found a reduced risk only among statin users who had also used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We have previously reported no association between statin use and prostate cancer ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Coogan PF,Kelly JP,Strom BL,Rosenberg L

更新日期：2010-07-01 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:Lack of control for time-varying exposures can lead to substantial bias in estimates of treatment effects. The aim of this study is to provide an overview and guidance on some of the available methodologies used to address problems related to time-varying exposure and confounding in pharmacoepidemiology and oth...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Pazzagli L,Linder M,Zhang M,Vago E,Stang P,Myers D,Andersen M,Bahmanyar S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify and quantify risk factors associated with preterm birth, stratified by gestational age at birth. METHODS:Three case-control analyses were done. Controls were pregnancies of > or =37 weeks of gestational age at birth. Cases were defined as: <28, 28-32, 33- <37 weeks of gestational age at birth respe...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Ofori BD,Le Tiec M,Bérard A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine and compare the quality of drug prescribing for older patients in nursing homes and home nursing services. METHODS:Cross-sectional study comprising 11,254 patients aged ≥ 65 years in nursing homes (n = 2986) and home nursing services (n = 8268). Potentially inappropriate medications were identified ...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Halvorsen KH,Granas AG,Engeland A,Ruths S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this proof-of-concept paper we describe the framework, process, and preliminary results of combining data from European electronic healthcare record (EHR) databases for large-scale monitoring of drug safety. METHODS:Aggregated demographic, clinical, and prescription data from eight databases in four countri...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Coloma PM,Schuemie MJ,Trifirò G,Gini R,Herings R,Hippisley-Cox J,Mazzaglia G,Giaquinto C,Corrao G,Pedersen L,van der Lei J,Sturkenboom M,EU-ADR Consortium.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bayesian hierarchical models (BHMs) have been used to identify adverse drug reactions, allowing information sharing amongst adverse reactions and drugs expected to have similar properties. This study evaluated the use of BHMs in the routine signal detection analyses of potential first-trimester teratogens, wher...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Cavadino A,Prieto-Merino D,Morris JK

更新日期：2020-03-01 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:Multimorbidity (MM) (presence of more than one chronic condition within a same patient) imposes a heavy burden on patients and health care systems. In contrast to high-income countries, the epidemiology of this phenomenon is unclear in low- and middle-income countries, particularly among Iranian population. ME...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Ebrahimoghli R,Janati A,Sadeghi-Bazargani H,Hamishehkar H,Ghaffari S,Sanaat Z,Farahbakhsh M,Farhoudi M,Khalili-Azimi A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate a possible increased risk of esophageal obstruction among users of loratadine and pseudoephedrine (Claritin-D 24-Hour [C-D 24], the original, round, extended-release formulation) compared to two other tablet formulations of loratadine. METHODS:Pharmacy data of 12 managed care plans were screened...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Manda B,Drinkard CR,Shatin D,Graham DJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 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 goal of this study is to summarize trends in rates of adverse events attributable to acetaminophen use, including hepatotoxicity and mortality. METHODS:A comprehensive analysis of data from three national surveillance systems estimated rates of acetaminophen-related events identified in different settings,...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Major JM,Zhou EH,Wong HL,Trinidad JP,Pham TM,Mehta H,Ding Y,Staffa JA,Iyasu S,Wang C,Willy ME

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：: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:Determination of the incidence rate of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is urgent, in response to the safety issue with use of the glucose lowering drugs, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, and DKA. METHODS:We extracted data of adult patients with T2DM from a medical claim...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Takeuchi M,Kawamura T,Sato I,Kawakami K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe published validation studies of administrative health care claims data in the Asia-Pacific region. METHODS:A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed for English language articles published through 31-Oct-2017 in humans from 10 Asian-Pacific countries or regions (Japan, Australia, Ne...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Koram N,Delgado M,Stark JH,Setoguchi S,de Luise C

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the impact of 2 policy changes on quetiapine dispensing in Australia: removal of prior authorisation for prescribing (policy 1: July 2007) and removal of repeat prescriptions for 25-mg quetiapine (policy 2: January 2014). METHODS:We performed an interrupted time series analysis using Pharmaceutical...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Brett J,Schaffer A,Dobbins T,Buckley NA,Pearson SA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the association between the use of psychotropic drugs and fatal pulmonary embolism. METHODS:We conducted a national case-control study of fatal pulmonary embolism. Cases were 75 New Zealand men and women aged 15-59 years who died between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 1998, where the underlying caus...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Parkin L,Skegg DC,Herbison GP,Paul C

更新日期：2003-12-01 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:In post-marketing drug safety surveillance, data mining can potentially detect rare but serious adverse events. Assessing an entire collection of drug-event pairs is traditionally performed on a predefined level of granularity. It is unknown a priori whether a drug causes a very specific or a set of related adv...

journal_title：Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety

authors： Kulldorff M,Dashevsky I,Avery TR,Chan AK,Davis RL,Graham D,Platt R,Andrade SE,Boudreau D,Gunter MJ,Herrinton LJ,Pawloski PA,Raebel MA,Roblin D,Brown JS

更新日期：2013-05-01 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