FDA Adverse Event Reports on Statin-Associated Rhabdomyolysis Tập 36 Số 2 - Trang 288-295 - 2002
Mohamed A. Omar, James P. Wilson
OBJECTIVE: To determine the number of cases of statin-associated rhabdomyolysis reported to the Food and Drug Administration for 6 statins and to profile the cases. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all domestic and foreign reports of statin-associated rhabdomyolysis between November 1997 a...... hiện toàn bộ The Origin of the “Ideal” Body Weight Equations Tập 34 Số 9 - Trang 1066-1069 - 2000
Manjunath P. Pai, Frank P. Paloucek
OBJECTIVE: To provide a historical perspective on the origin and similarity of the “ideal” body weight (IBW) equations, and clarify the terms ideal and lean body weight (LBW). DATA SOURCES: Primary and review literature were identified using MEDLINE (1966–November 1999) and International Pharm...... hiện toàn bộ Prescription Drug Use, Diagnoses, and Healthcare Utilization among the Elderly Tập 35 Số 9 - Trang 1004-1009 - 2001
Tove Jörgensen, Saga Johansson, Anita Kennerfalk, Mari‐Ann Wallander, K Svärdsudd
BACKGROUND: More elderly patients affected by severe and chronic diseases are treated in primary care. Reports on the use of prescription drugs by the general elderly population are scarce, and more investigations are needed to optimize pharmaceutical care for these patients. OBJECTIVE: To ana...... hiện toàn bộ Intentional and Unintentional Nonadherence to Antihypertensive Medication Tập 39 Số 7-8 - Trang 1198-1203 - 2005
Kathryn P. Lowry, Tara K. Dudley, Eugene Ž. Oddone, Hayden B. Bosworth
BACKGROUND Hypertension is poorly controlled in the US due to medication nonadherence. Recent evidence suggests that nonadherence can be classified as intentional or unintentional and different patient characteristics, such as the experience of adverse effects, may be associated with each. OBJECTIVE... hiện toàn bộ Discovery, Clinical Development, and Therapeutic Uses of Bisphosphonates Tập 39 Số 4 - Trang 668-677 - 2005
Angelo A. Licata
OBJECTIVE: To review the literature concerning the history, development, and therapeutic uses of bisphosphonates. DATA SOURCES: English-language articles were identified through a search of MEDLINE (through December 2004) using the key word bisphosphonate. Reference lists of pivotal studies, r...... hiện toàn bộ Contrasting Measures of Adherence with Simple Drug Use, Medication Switching, and Therapeutic Duplication Tập 43 Số 1 - Trang 36-44 - 2009
Bradley C. Martin, Elizabeth Wiley-Exley, Shirley Richards, Marisa Elena Domino, Timothy S. Carey, Betsy Sleath
BACKGROUND Multiple measures of adherence have been reported in the research literature and it is difficult to determine which is best, as each is nuanced. Occurrences of medication switching and polypharmacy or therapeutic duplication can substantially complicate adherence calculations when adherence to a therapeutic class is sought. ...... hiện toàn bộ