Tag: Prescription Drugs
High-Risk Anticholinergics Prescribed to 6 Percent of Elderly
Correlates of receiving prescription include female sex, specific physician specialty, geographic region
Hospitals Charge 479 Percent of Cost of Drugs on Average
Seventeen percent of hospitals charge 700 percent of cost; 8 percent have markup over 1,000 percent
Allopurinol Dose Escalation for Gout Doesn’t Improve Mortality
Linked to small increase in mortality; at 2 years, 31 percent of dose escalators achieved serum urate goal
HTN Tx Intensification Common Upon Discharge in U.S. Vets
Fourteen percent of older adults admitted to hospital for non-cardiac conditions had intensification of tx
20% of Children, Adolescents Use Prescription Medications
8.2 percent of concurrent users of prescription meds at risk for potentially major drug-drug interactions
Quarterly Canakinumab Reduces Risk for Gout Attacks
Doesn't affect serum uric acid levels over time, but targets interleukin-1β
Drug Prices Increase More Than Expected After Shortages
Expected price increase 20 percent for all drugs after shortage versus 9 percent in absence of shortage
Tafamidis Treats Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Reduces all-cause mortality, cardiovascular-related hospitalizations compared with placebo
Drug Prices Seem Not to Be Influenced by Their Value
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of 30 heart medications varied from cost-saving to costly
Potentially Inappropriate Opioid Prescribing Tied to Overdose
Increased risks of all-cause mortality, fatal overdose, nonfatal overdose with PIP of opioids
