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301. Journal Recognizes Article Based on EPC Program Report as Most Downloaded of 2021 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2022 - article , downloaded more than 700 times in 2021, was based on the AHRQ report Retention Strategies for Medications

302. Medication-Therapy-Management Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2014 - Management Interventions in Outpatient Settings Executive Summary Background Used appropriately, medications … Too often, however, medications are not used appropriately.1-3 In the United States in 2001, adverse … .6,7 A 2006 report found that nearly 60 percent of people in this age group were taking 5 or more medications … and that nearly 20 percent were taking 10 or more medications,8 placing them at increased risk for … being taken but not indicated; medications indicated but not prescribed; patient adherence issues;

303. AHRQ Views Blog Postings Highlighted EPC Program in 2018 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - AHRQ Views Blog Postings Highlighted EPC Program in 2018 The EPCs produce evidence reports on medications

304. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - In general, the efficacy of first- and second-generation antidepressant medications is similar. … For adults with MDD, dysthymia, or subsyndromal depressive disorders, do commonly used medications for … Do medications or combinations of medications (including tricyclics in combination) used to treat depression … 3a: Do medications differ in their efficacy and effectiveness in treating the depressive episode? … Seventy-two head-to-head comparisons (i.e., comparisons between medications conducted within trials)

305. Spinal Stenosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 29, 2016 - Treatments include medications, physical therapy, braces, and surgery.

306. Drug Reactions | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 19, 2012 - Know which other medications and foods you need to avoid.

307. Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Delay of gastric emptying is commonly caused by the use of certain medications such as narcotics or glucagon-like … Most radiology centers require that all possible interfering medications such as narcotics, motility … Other outcomes include the ability of testing to influence treatment decisions by changes in medications … Medical management includes avoiding constipating medications and initiating bulking agents (fiber supplements … Other outcomes include the ability of testing to influence treatment decisions such as change in medications

308. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 252: Management of Infantile Epilepsies (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - • Levetiracetam may cause seizure freedom in some patients, but data on other medications (topiramate … We concluded that for three medications (levetiracetam, topiramate, and lamotrigine) adverse effects

309. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 01, 2021 - Limited additional evidence published since the original 2011 report was available on ADHD medications … Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compared with placebo or compared to different FDA-approved ADHD medications

310. Treatment To Prevent Fractures in Men and Women With Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis: Update of a 2007 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 01, 2020 - Many factors affect adherence to medications, including dosing frequency, side effects of medications

311. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs], opioids, skeletal muscle relaxants, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, antiseizure medications … Relatively few trials directly compared the effectiveness of different medications or different nonpharmacological

312. Disposition of Comments for Interventions To Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People With Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
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     April 22, 2013 - However, with respect to diabetic, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, nonpsychiatric medications, it seems … , interactions with psychotropic medications (e.g., lithium) may limit effectiveness.” … Another specific gap is determining whether the weight-loss associated medications must be continued … If particular approaches (e.g. behavioral interventions, medications) are shown to be effective, then … For example, in stating that antiseizure medications are beneficial, a reader may (erroneously) infer

313. EPC-Pilot-Project-A-Dual-Approach-To-Facilitate-Health-Systems-Uptake-Of-Evidence-Synthesis-Reports-Anxiety-In-Children (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2018 - psychology diagnoses.2, 3 There are multiple treatments for childhood anxiety disorders including medications … or review the reclassification of existing medications as needed. … At the 7 present time, they were not reviewing anxiety medications. … Another challenge relates to the fact that medications are prescribed by the psychiatrist and therapy … Current Knowledge of Medications for the Treatment of Childhood Anxiety Disorders.

314. Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2020 - environmental and comorbid conditions, and adequate pharmacologic therapy (i.e., long-term control medications … used to achieve and maintain control of persistent asthma and quick-relief medications used to treat … or reduced use of long-term control medications, when compared with usual care and/or other breathing … (e.g., short-acting β2-agonists, anticholinergics) Long-term control medications (e.g., inhaled corticosteroids … Quick-relief medication use (e.g., short-acting β2-agonists, anticholinergics) Long-term control medications

315. TND-0775-150722 (pdf file)
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     May 12, 2015 - diabetes mellitus, extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS; a set of side effects associated with antipsychotic medications … electroconvulsive therapy, or transcranial magnetic stimulation. § The treatment success rate with antipsychotic medications

316. Middle Ear Infections: What to Expect and Treatment Options (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2013 - Prescription medications may be needed to: a. Decrease ear pain b. Reduce fever c. … Guardian follow up:  Follow up as directed by your healthcare provider  Use and complete all of the medications

317. Crohns-Disease Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - When patients have active disease, clinicians prescribe medications to induce remission. … After the patient is in remission (no longer has active disease), clinicians prescribe medications … Most studies allowed patients to use other medications during the RCT. … Also, very few medications were compared. … • Few studies made direct comparisons of medications.

318. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief 37 Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2020 - I would avoid the term “polypharmacy” in favor of “potentially inappropriate medications.” … I was given no reason, but now I am being given only half of the pain medications I need. … we need without having to be monitored for some imaginary misuse of the medications. … People are dependent on many medications to have more quality of life. Not just opioids. … if not for these medications.

319. Diabetes-Drugs-Utilization Research (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2011 - more likely to be affected by hypoglycemia.3, 4 There are currently six classes of oral antidiabetic medications … Sulfonylureas were the second most frequently used class of antidiabetic medications under study. … Definition of Antidiabetic Medications Used Medications were identified using National Drug Codes ( … Oral diabetes medications for adults with type 2 diabetes: an update.

320. Medication-Adherence-Interventions Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - 20 to 30 percent of medication prescriptions are never filled and that, on average, 50 percent of medications … for chronic disease are not taken as prescribed.5,6 This lack of adherence to medications is not … However, many of the conditions studied did not involve medications typically associated with very … Test of an interactive voice response intervention to improve adherence to controller medications in … Full coverage for preventive medications after myocardial infarction.