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Identification of polypharmacy patterns in new-users of metformin using the Apriori algorithm: A novel framework for investigating concomitant drug utilization through association rule mining.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety [Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf] 2023 Mar; Vol. 32 (3), pp. 366-381. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 09.
Abstract: Purpose: With increased concomitant chronic diseases in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the use of multiple drugs increases as well as the risk of drug-drug interactions (DDI) and adverse drug reactions (ADR). Nevertheless, how medication patterns var...
Defined daily doses in pediatric dosing- a theoretical example.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Pharmacology research & perspectives [Pharmacol Res Perspect] 2023 Apr; Vol. 11 (2), pp. e01061.
Abstract: A defined daily dose for children (cDDD) taking body weight into account, was proposed as a better measure of drug utilization in children than the World Health Organization's DDD. There is no global definition of DDDs for children, and it is unclear w...
When the drug utilization process can be improved.
Publication Type: Editorial & Opinion
Source(s): Medicina clinica [Med Clin (Barc)] 2023 Apr 06; Vol. 160 (7), pp. 320-321. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 18.
Long-term oral antibiotic use in people with acne vulgaris in UK primary care: a drug utilization study.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): The British journal of dermatology [Br J Dermatol] 2023 Feb 22; Vol. 188 (3), pp. 361-371.
Abstract: Background: The inappropriate use of antibiotics is understood to contribute to antimicrobial resistance. Oral antibiotics are regularly used to treat moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris. In practice, we do not know the typical length of oral antibiotic t...
Principles for the Prevention of Medication-Induced Nephrotoxicity.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Critical care nursing clinics of North America [Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am] 2022 Dec; Vol. 34 (4), pp. 361-371.
Abstract: Medications are a common cause of injury to the kidney and can contribute to the increased progression of disease, poorer outcomes, and increased health care costs. Improved prescribing practices can decrease the risk for the development of acute kidne...
Drug utilization patterns before and during COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba, Canada: A population-based study.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Nov 28; Vol. 17 (11), pp. e0278072. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 28 (Print Publication: 2022).
Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led the Canadian provincial governments to take unprecedented measures, including restrictions to healthcare services and pharmacists. Limited evidence exists on changes in prescription trends in Canada during the ...
A cross-country utilization patterns comparison of high expenditure therapeutic groups between Portugal and six European countries: the two sides of the Portuguese coin.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research [Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res] 2023 Jan; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 89-97. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 16.
Abstract: Background: Understanding variability in prescribing patterns through comparative drug utilization studies can contribute to improve an efficient, effective and safe use of medicines.Objectives: To perform a cross-country comparison of consumption patt...
Impact of Hospital-based Multidisciplinary Anticoagulation Stewardship Programs.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Archives of medical research [Arch Med Res] 2023 Jan; Vol. 54 (1), pp. 1-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 05.
Abstract: Antithrombotic therapies, especially anticoagulants, are high-risk medications with increased potential for adverse events. The development and implementation of a well-functioning, designated, multidisciplinary anticoagulation stewardship program (MAS...
Core concepts in pharmacoepidemiology: Measures of drug utilization based on individual-level drug dispensing data.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety [Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf] 2022 Oct; Vol. 31 (10), pp. 1015-1026. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 11.
Abstract: Background: Drug utilization studies are essential to facilitate rational drug use in the society.Aim: In this review, we provide an overview of drug utilization measures that can be used with individual-level drug dispensing data, referencing addition...