Use of cardiovascular medicines in newly treated type 2 diabetes patients: A retrospective cohort study in general practice

Grimes, Ronan T.; Ensor, Jane; Bennett, Kathleen; Henman, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2015.11.002

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“…For example, the use of database consumed less resources in terms of cost and time, providing the opportunity for routine monitoring of drug treatment. Recently, many pharmacoepidemiology studies were conducted using hospital database [23][24][25][26] . Other limitation was that the number of eligible patients were limited as pulmonary lung function test with spirometry in COPD was not routine investigated in realpractice in many upper-middle-income countries including Thailand.…”

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Treatment of COPD in one university hospital setting in Thailand: the real-life prescribing patterns and treatment expenditures

Samarnkongsak¹,

Thavorncharoensap²,

Kawamatawong³

et al. 2019

Pharm Sci Asia

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This study aims to examine prescribing patterns of COPD medications, adherence to The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease ( GOLD) 2013 guideline, and impact of the adherence on clinical and economic outcomes. A retrospective study was conducted at Ramathibodi hospital. All COPD patients receiving treatment during July 1-December 31, 2012 were identified from electronic database. Index date was determined as the first date with FEV1 during the recruitment period. Data on treatment, cost, and clinical outcomes were reviewed for 1 year after index date. The results were included 109 patients. 84 patients ( 77. 06%) and 25 patients ( 22. 94%) were classified into group 1 ( FEV1 ≥ 50%) and group 2 ( FEV1 < 50%), respectively. It was found that group 1 reported significantly lower exacerbation rate ( 26. 19% vs 80. 00%) than group 2. SABA/ SAMA was the most prescribed drugs (97.61% in group 1 and 100% in group 2). Overtreated with ICS was common (63.09%) with FEV1 ≥ 50%.

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