A 66-year-old male diagnosed with bipolar disorder and undergoing lithium treatment for two decades was admitted to the hospital due to generalized swelling and reduced urine output persisting for 4 weeks. The patient's medical history included hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and benign prostatic hyperpla...
35 Medications associated with cardiovascular disease (aspirin, anticoagulants, antihypertensives, antidiabetics, and lipid-lowering agents) were considered baseline medications if prescribed for 30 days or more within 1 year before the index date (Table 1). Propensity Score–Based Inverse Probability ...
Methods: Patients who were prescribed and filled at least one medication for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, and coronary artery disease were identified for the pilot study. Patients eligible for the pilot (N=400) were enrolled with an opportunity to opt out. In phase ...
Medication nonadherence is particularly problematic for asymptomatic conditions, such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia, despite a favorable tolerability profile of many medications used in their treatment. In a retrospective study16 of 4053 patients aged 65 years or older prescribed medications for ...
(2) In the last 3 months, ≥ 2 continuous prescriptions for chronic diseases have been declared and the most recent total number of drug items that have been continuously prescribed for chronic diseases declared for 3 months reaches ≥ 10 types (i.e., major polypharmacy [7]), and...
Medications assessed for being potentially inappropriately prescribed medications (PIPMs) were those deemed relevant to the management of chronic diseases prevalent among older adults.16,17 These included diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, fluid retention, osteoporosis, anxiety, depression, arrhythmia, ...
Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), hyperlipidemia, liver problems, and arthritis are more common in patients with psoriasis. All patients with psoriasis need to be carefully monitored by their primary care providers for these associated illnesses. The joint ...
Although still controversial, some studies have suggested that hyperlipidemia may be a risk factor ALS [31, 32]. If this is the case, the null or inverse association noted between cholesterol lowering drugs, especially statins, and ALS risk might indicate a potentially protective role of statins ...
Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a renal disease characterized by excessive proteinuria (greater than 3.5 g/dl per 24 h), which results in hypoalbuminemia and leads to hyperlipidemia, edema, and various complications. NS patients typically respond to standard steroid treatment (prednisolone) and are clas...
Part III: systematic review and meta-analysis in hyperlipidemia management. Ann Pharmacother 2008; 42(9): 1195–207 Google Scholar Beney J, Bero LA, Bond C. Expanding the roles of outpatient pharmacists: effects on health services utilisation, costs, and patient outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst...