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141. Alcohol-Misuse-Drug-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
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     January 27, 2012 - Studies were required to treat patients with a medication for a minimum of 12 weeks in an outpatient … For most polymorphism-medication pairs, we found just one eligible study, and we graded the SOE as … Thus, other factors may contribute to medication choices, such as frequency of administration, cost … Most studies required patients to abstain for at least a few days prior to initiating medication, and … We required that trials have at least 12 weeks of followup from the time of medication initiation,

142. Cer-238-Cervical-Ripening-Appendix-E-1 (xls file)
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     January 01, 2009 - After study medication was administered, patients were observed with FHR monitoring for one hour and … -Patients received the same medication each week. … -If Bishop score <9 and there were ≤8 contractions/hour, redosing of study medication was allowed. … Mean number of medication doses administered: 1.41 Percent of patients that required a second dose of … study medication on study day 2: 55.6% Percent of patients that required a second dose of study medication

143. Middle Ear Infections: What to Expect and Treatment Options (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2013 - typically been used to manage AOM, but a “wait and see” approach is increasingly used given concerns about medication … Amoxicillin is frequently suggested as the first-line medication treatment in children (9). 1. … Often the fluid will go away on its own without medication (9).

144. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 07, 2010 - including diet, exercise, and control of body weight – many individuals will require antihypertensive medication … addition, we will examine the clinical determinants of these outcomes by sex, comorbidities, concurrent medication … Specific patient subgroups evaluated will be stratified by sex, comorbidities, concurrent medication … carbohydrate metabolism/diabetes control (glycated hemoglobin [HbA1c], insulin or other diabetes medication … Aliskiren is currently the only medication in this classification being used to treat patients with

145. Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Update of the Literacy and Health Outcomes Systematic Review of the Literature | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 22, 2010 - "The effect of illustrations on patient comprehension of medication instruction labels." … "Predictors of medication self-management skill in a low-literacy population." … "Limited health literacy is a barrier to medication reconciliation in ambulatory care." … "Screening tests for intended medication adherence among the elderly." … "Self-reported medication use in community-residing older adults: A pilot study."

146. Strategies To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 17, 2012 - the general population, as well as some treatments specific to this population (e.g., antipsychotic medication … (standard treatment) Antipsychotic medication switching Patient education Exercise program … interventions Hypertension Standard pharmacologic treatment (multiple agents) Antipsychotic medication … family support interventions, pharmacological treatments (e.g., orlistat, topiramate), antipsychotic medication … levels, lipid level, or elevated cardiovascular risk (e.g., from atypical to typical antipsychotic medication

147. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 22, 2010 - The effect of illustrations on patient comprehension of medication instruction labels. … Predictors of medication self-management skill in a low-literacy population. … Limited health literacy is a barrier to medication reconciliation in ambulatory care. … Screening tests for intended medication adherence among the elderly. … Self-reported medication use in community-residing older adults: a pilot study.

148. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effectiveness of Treatment in At-Risk Preschoolers; Long-Term Effectiveness in All Ages; and Variability in Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2011 - Report identifies section on combination behavior psychosocial and medication and also a section on … It is very difficult to follow the initial summary of findings with respect to medication effects, … This would be particularly useful as medication treatment studies were a focus in this paper. … were also satisfied enough with the improvement that they no longer felt a need for medication. … Also, prevalence of medication use should be separate from treated diagnostic prevalence.

149. Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Treatment-resistant Depression in Adults — Research Protocol Document | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 09, 2009 - are proposing to use the common understanding of two or more failed adequate trials of a biologic (medication … limited to rTMS and VNS, cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as more complex and algorithm-driven medication … “Should I try a medication approach again (the default), or should I try something else?” … The panel confirmed that a medication comparator arm was needed to make the results of this comparative … failure, switching to ECT vs. continuing medications) or of a treatment combination (e.g., after medication

150. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 09, 2009 - are proposing to use the common understanding of two or more failed adequate trials of a biologic (medication … limited to rTMS and VNS, cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as more complex and algorithm-driven medication … “Should I try a medication approach again (the default), or should I try something else?” … The panel confirmed that a medication comparator arm was needed to make the results of this comparative … failure, switching to ECT vs. continuing medications) or of a treatment combination (e.g., after medication

151. Technical Brief No. 35, Characteristics of Existing Asthma Self-Management Education Packages - Summary (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2020 -  Packages address asthma knowledge, medication and device use, symptom management, and asthma …  Many packages include useful tools such as Asthma Action Plans, symptom or medication logs,

152. Addressing Knowledge Gaps in the Treatment of Depression | Effective Health Care Program
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     January 01, 2005 - presence of accompanying symptom clusters differentiate the comparative effectiveness of second-line medication

153. Comparative Effectiveness of Medications To Reduce Risk of Primary Breast Cancer in Women | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 14, 2009 - concordance, adherence, and persistence of use, and evaluates methods to appropriately select patients for medication

154. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - methadone, buprenorphine) are associated with limitations, including low patient adherence and medication … approved therapies, especially because the newer interventions require a shift from at-home oral medication … approved therapies, especially because the newer interventions require a shift from at- home oral medication … intervention’s potential to improve health outcomes, in terms of opioid and methadone addiction, medication … available therapies, but some experts stated that if adherence is improved and the need for daily medication

155. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 134 Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol-Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
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     May 13, 2014 - We did not include every possible medication in this report. … In fact, low dropouts and high medication compliance are essential in evaluating a medication. … the medication, socially stable, social support. … Our a priori plan was to analyze each medication separately. … Yes, some might get better but others may need the medication.

156. Computerized Definitions Showed High Positive Predictive Values for Identifying Reasons for Hospitalizations in a Medicaid Population with Rheumatoid Arthritis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 30, 2008 - identify serious infections and congestive heart failure leading to hospitalizations in studies of medication … arthritis Introduction Administrative databases are commonly used in epidemiologic assessments of medication … Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) databases have been used extensively for post marketing studies of medication … members were required to have at least one prescription filled during baseline to assure access to medication … Two study investigators (CGG, CPC), blinded to the medication exposure status reviewed the abstraction

157. Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 23, 2018 - SLIT improves asthma symptoms (high SOE); decreases use of long-term control medication and improves … SLIT may decrease quick-relief medication use, and may improve quality of life (low SOE).

158. Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 29, 2013 - have unequal risks for bleeding and thrombosis and may benefit differently from prophylactic therapy medication

159. Behavioral Programs for Diabetes Mellitus | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 05, 2014 - factors contributing to optimal diabetes care and self-management including lifestyle behaviors and medication … 19 For many, a key behavior may be self-regulation of carbohydrate intake, physical activity and/or medication … cognitive behavioral therapy strategies); relaxation or stress reduction; blood glucose regulation; medication … This includes self-regulation of medication, diet, physical activity and so forth, based on results of … Medication adherence .

160. Ventricular Arrhythmias and Cerebrovascular Events in the Elderly Using Conventional and Atypical Antipsychotic Medications | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 18, 2009 - Ventricular arrhythmia diagnosis 25 plus use of a Group I-IV antiarrhythmia medication. … We employed ICD-9 diagnostic codes, CPT procedure codes 29 , DRG hospitalization codes, and medication … use to define the presence of clinical conditions prior to initiation of antipsychotic medication. … Evaluating medication effects outside of clinical trials: new-user designs. … Antipsychotic medication adherence: is there a difference between typical and atypical agents?