DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of the Alberta Blue Cross database. SETTING: Alberta. PATIENTS: All people 65 years of age and older using the subsidized drug benefit plan for whom prescription claims were submitted for reimbursement between Jan. 1 and June 30, 1991. OUTCOME MEASURES: Number of ...
Services covered by the Compensation Plan include care planning services, prescribing services such as adapting prescriptions, and administering a drug or publicly-funded vaccine by injection. Understanding how the Compensation Plan was framed and communicated provides insight into the roles of pharmacists ...
To describe the prevalence of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use, including COX-2 inhibitors, among patients 65 years of age or older in Alberta, Canada. Records of all patients 65 and older who were prescribed NSAIDs were extracted from the 2002 to 2003 Alberta Blue Cross (ABC...