Hyperlipidemia medication management in patients admitted for a myocardial infarction. Pharmacy Practice (Granada) 2011 Jan-Mar;9(1):31-36. 1113 Patients with an AMI ICD-9 code 142 No positive troponin 403 No lipid panel < 96 hours 15 TG > 400 mg/dL 553 Patients...
We identified a cohort of women aged 14–54 undergoing medical management of missed abortion using ICD-10 codes from outpatient service codes and prescription claims. We used prescription claims to identify utilization of monotherapy (misoprostol alone) or combination therapy (mifepristone and misoprostol...
Medication management was assessed by asking the patients whether they managed their medications by themselves or by some assistance from caregivers or totally by caregivers. Based on that, medication management was categorized as self-managed by the patient, partially self-managed, or fully managed by...
Disease management programs, pharmacist-consumer engagement, and physician education are among the alternatives. Value-based insurance designs, which reduce or eliminate patient out-of-pocket costs on maintenance medications, may be particularly attractive since economic incentives are well-known to affect ...
This study aimed to examine the reliability of death and medication records among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia between two widely-used electronic health record (EHR) databases in Hong Kong: the Clinical Management System (CMS) and the Clinical Data Analysis and Reporting System (CDARS). ...
Objective: To estimate the national prevalence and direct incremental expenditures of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD's) using the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data.;Methods: A retrospective database analysis was conducted and individuals with MSD's (ICD-9-CM codes 274.00; 710.00-738.00) were...
Management of medication overuse headache: 1-year randomized multicentre open-label trial. Cephalalgia 29, 221–232 (2009). Article CAS Google Scholar Chiang, C. C., Schwedt, T. J., Wang, S. J. & Dodick, D. W. Treatment of medication-overuse headache: a systematic review. Cephalalgia...
et al. 2014 evidence-based guideline for the management of high blood pressure in adults: report from the panel members appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8). JAMA. 311, 507–520 (2014). 32. American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes–2014. ...
Only 3% of patients were not on any medication for management of their primary biliary cholangitis. Conclusions Ursodeoxycholic acid is a readily available and generally well-tolerated medication that should be offered to all patients with primary biliary cholangitis as first-line therapy. While prior ...
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Data Sharing Statement: See ...