Warfarin adherence was determined using prescription claims data from the Ontario Drug Benefits database for patients over the age of 65. Multiple logistic regression was used to determine independent predictors of OAC prescribing at discharge and low warfarin adherence one year after stroke/TIA...
while those receiving opioids for addiction therapy were concentrated in lower incomes. Past research by the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network has shown that opioid-related deaths are concentrated in lower incomes, suggesting that these populations may be more vulnerable to the negative consequences o...
(NACRS), which consists of standardized reporting on all emergency department (ED) visits; the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) billing claims database for physician visits; the Ontario Drug Benefits (ODB) claims database for outpatient prescriptions; and the Client Profile Database which ...
Clinicians can use this knowledge when weighing the benefits and risks of different RA treatment regimens. This treatment decision is more complex in LORA patients, because age, comorbidities, and frailty can increase the risk of toxicity of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) [12]. ...
drug use patterns and histories, yet relatively short sentences. These characteristics are unsurprising given the longstanding impacts of drug prohibition in Canada and the specific criminalization of illicit drug use which has disproportionately impacted marginalized populations and contributed to the over...
. Many physicians limited access to buprenorphine-naloxone in particular despite participants’ preference for this OAT formulation due to its perceived benefits. Other qualitative studies have suggested comparable preferences for buprenorphine-naloxone over methadone among both community and correctional-based ...
To argue that governments should be entitled to provide benefits to the general population without ensuring that disadvantaged members of society have the resources to take full advantage of those benefits bespeaks a thin and impoverished vision of s. 15(1). It is belied, more importantly, by ...
” (National Post, October 9, 2012) emphasize the social benefits of fund raising. They fail to mention that the co-location of traditional paper-based Bingo beside the new electronic forms of the game, as well as slots-like video instant ticket dispensers, is potentially far more dangerous ...
Determined to reduce costs, Frances Lankin, minister of health, has announced wide changes to the Ontario Drug Benefit Program. The program pays for certain medications for people 65 and over, those receiving care, residents in homes for aged and nursing homes, and those on social assistance....
Improving access to health care and improving health in this population is an important public health and clinical priority [64], and may lead to benefits for the general population. The general population absorbs the increased health care costs of this population, and may be directly affected by...