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1. Breast-Cancer-Medications Surveillance (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2012 - i CER # 17: Comparative Effectiveness of Medications To Reduce Risk of Primary Breast Cancer … Introduction Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER) # 17, Comparative Effectiveness of Medications … Results on placebo controlled trials cannot be directly compared between types of medications … Comparative Effectiveness of Medications to Reduce Risk of Primary Breast Cancer in Women. … Comparisons of adherence and persistence rates across medications in prevention trials are limited

2. Newer Medications for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributed to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   March 01, 2021 - Reports SHARE: Newer Medications … 2021 Page originally created December 2020 Internet Citation: Newer Medications … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prostatic-hyperplasia-medications  

3. Type-2-Diabetes-Medications-Update Surveillance (pdf file)
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   December 31, 2013 - AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review Surveillance Program CER #27: Oral Diabetes Medications for … Introduction Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER) #27, Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With … Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update. … gov/ehc/products/155/644/type-2- diabetes-medications-report- 130911.pdf 2. … Medications-Surveillance Report FINAL 05 19 14 (2)_SJ clean.3 T-Updated CER 27 Oral Diabetes Medications-Surveillance

4. 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 - Home Evidence Reports Comparative Effectiveness of Medications … SHARE: Comparative Effectiveness of Medications … Project Timeline Comparative Effectiveness of Medications To Reduce Risk of Primary Breast Cancer in

5. Newer Medications for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributed to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   May 26, 2016 - FAQs Home Evidence Reports Newer Medications … SHARE: Newer Medications … phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors (tadalafil, sildenafil) or combination therapy with one of these medications … Project Timeline Newer Medications for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributed to Benign Prostatic

6. A Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Risks of Medications Prescribed for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   January 01, 2005 - The treatments for ADHD include stimulant medications and behavioral interventions. … Thus, there is an urgent clinical and public health need to obtain better safety data for these medications … Project goals will be met by identifying use of ADHD medications for a cohort of individuals, identifying … compared to persons who do not use the medications. … [Epub ahead of print] FDA Drug Safety Communication: Safety review update of medications used to treat

7. Newer Medications for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   April 24, 2015 - In the early 1990s, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval of medications for BPH shifted LUTS … Based on the wide variety of medications available to treat LUTS/BPH, tailoring treatment with single … medications or medication combinations may be indicated. … Our review will comprehensively assess newer medications for LUTS/BPH newly used in the last 10 years … Bolded medications are the newer medications that are the focus of this review.

8. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update of the 2007 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   April 05, 2010 - To better understand the comparative effectiveness of oral medications for adults with type 2 diabetes … Interventions The interventions will include oral diabetes medications as first line and second line … Timing We will include studies if patients have been on the medications for at least 3 months. … Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. … diabetes medications.

9. does use of generic medications for seizures result in poorer control (more ER visits and or hospitalizations than the use of brand name medications. | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   July 01, 2009 - SHARE: does use of generic medications for seizures result in poorer … control (more ER visits and or hospitalizations than the use of brand name medications. … does use of generic medications for seizures result in poorer control (more ER visits and or hospitalizations … than the use of brand name medications. … For many years most neurologists have insisted that there are issues with generic seizure medications

10. What evidence exists for programs to increase patient adherence to prescription medications? Which programs/approaches are most effective at increasing adherence for which populations and conditions? If little or no evidence exists, can… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 12, 2009 - What evidence exists for programs to increase patient adherence to prescription medications? … Failure to take prescribed medications impacts research and the ultimate availability of evidence, let … While comparative effectiveness studies have done a strong job of comparing particular medications, few … studies, if any, have looked at the medications from the perspective of adherence of patients in taking … medications that are shown to be evidence-based.

11. Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 15, 2011 - Structured Abstract Objectives Given the number of medications available for type 2 diabetes mellitus … Most medications lowered HbA1c on average by 1 absolute percentage point, but metformin was more efficacious … Conclusions Comprehensive information comparing benefits and harms of diabetes medications can facilitate … Although the long-term benefits and harms of diabetes medications remain unclear, the evidence supports … Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes: An Update Including New Drugs

12. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    July 16, 2007 - Evidence Reports Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications … SHARE: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications … By comparing the short-term and long-term clinical effects of these medications, clinicians may have … a better sense of how to choose among the oral diabetes medications. … This review should be helpful as new classes of oral diabetes medications come on the market, such as

13. Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in Outpatient Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 16, 2016 - However, many patients with AUD do not receive treatment, and medications for AUD are underutilized. … Evidence was insufficient to assess the effectiveness of medications in specific population subgroups … The studies typically evaluated the use of medications along with psychosocial cointerventions. … of the medications The duration of treatment with the medications The importance of having psychosocial … of the various medications for AUD Evidence related to the adverse effects associated with the medications

14. ADHD Medications and Risk of Serious Coronary Heart Disease in Yough and Middle-Aged Adults (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - ADHD Medications and Risk of Serious Coronary Heart Disease in Yough and Middle-Aged Adults Laurel … Study Medications ADHD medications and other drugs of interest were identified from pharmacy records … First, we restricted users of ADHD medications to those who had no use of these medications in the 365 … Sudden death and use of stimulant medications in youths. … Stimulant medications and attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder.

15. Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients With Epilepsy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 21, 2011 - or innovator to generic antiepileptic medications, conducted in patients with epilepsy, and reported … Results Patients given newer antiepileptic medications were less likely to be seizure free for 6–12 … The risks of vomiting and gum hyperplasia were significantly lower for newer antiepileptic medications … Valproic acid and phenytoin provided epilepsy control similar to newer antiepileptic medications, but … there were adverse events that occurred more commonly with these older antiepileptic medications.

16. Comparative Effectiveness of Medications in Patients with Epilepsy (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - Comparative Effectiveness of Medications in Patients with Epilepsy. … There are no non-"A- rated" generic medications available in the US. … to older antiepileptic medications. … We evaluated direct comparative trials of older versus newer medications. … generic medications on health outcomes.

17. Updating Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    July 19, 2021 - What medications are effective in reducing alcohol consumption and/or cravings in individuals with alcohol … While there are 3 FDA approved medications for alcohol use disorder, only 1 of the 3 is widely used because … Many medications (such as gabapentin and topiramate) are being used "off-label" by clinicians in an attempt … I would like to see an updated evidence synthesis examining the effectiveness of the various medications … An updated evidence synthesis could also draw more awareness of the usefulness of medications for alcohol

18. Comparative Effectiveness of Lipid-Modifying Agents | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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19. For patients with insomnia, how do commonly used medications compare for effectiveness and harms, including addictive potential. | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 22, 2010 - SHARE: For patients with insomnia, how do commonly used medications … For patients with insomnia, how do commonly used medications compare for effectiveness and harms, including … There is a variation and uncertainty surrounding which of these medications are best to use What … yes If yes, please explain: It's uncertain which of these medications are most effective. … In addition, it's unclear when medications should be used as opposed to nonpharmacologic treatments

20. ADHD Medications and Risk of Serious Coronary Heart Disease in Young and Middle-Aged Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 12, 2011 - Abstract Background More than 1.5 million U.S. adults use stimulants and other medications labeled … Poisson regression was used to compare adjusted rates in users and non-users of ADHD medications. … Multi-variable adjusted rate ratio of MI/SCD for current use vs. non-use of ADHD medications was 0.87 … Results were similar when users were restricted to new users (no dispensing for ADHD medications in the … ADHD medications and risk of serious cardiovascular events in young and middle-aged adults.