Results

Total Results: 2,173 records

Showing results for "medications".
Users also searched for: medication reconciliation

281. Fiber Intake and Laxation Outcomes (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fiber-intake-protocol.pdf
     August 15, 2023 - o Hypertension/high blood pressure • Those with diseases/health-related conditions or taking medications … motility/laxation (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome; chronic constipation; lactose intolerance; use of medications … diagnoses o Including diverticulosis • Those with diseases/health-related conditions or taking medications … their decreased or increased laxation (including constipation and diarrhea) or who are taking other medications

282. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - information on treatment patterns, efficacy, and safety of off-label use of atypical antipsychotic medications … As aptly demonstrated in this report, second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) medications are widely … important to clinicians and clinical policy makers who are interested to learn where antipsychotic medications … Off label use of antipsychotic medications in the department of VA health care systems. … Increasing off‐label use of antipsychotic medications in the United States, 1995– 2008.

283. Dementia-Agitation-Aggression Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-agitation-aggression_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2016 - Antipsychotic medications are often used to treat agitation/ aggression in individuals with dementia. … It was frequently not even clear if psychoactive medications were being given concurrently. … For people with dementia, psychoactive medications can cause harm and even death. … When use of psychoactive medications was reported, trials rarely eliminated their use; at most, medications … It was frequently not clear if psychoactive medications were concurrently given.

284. An analytical framework for quantifying components of variability in prescriber decisions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/instrumental-variable-methods_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services, particularly prescription medications … For example, statins (cholesterol lowering medications) may be prescribed to patients after AMI along … If an instrument for statin prescribing also affects the prescribing of the other medications, the … Risk of death in elderly users of conventional vs. atypical antipsychotic medications. … However, many exposures, particularly those involved with medications, are time varying.

285. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
     November 03, 2011 - of loud sounds), osmophobia (hypersensitivity to smells), nausea, or vomiting. 2 Preventive medications … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: November 3, 2011 doctors’ beliefs about off-label medications … bipolar disorder, anxiety, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, others) – Concomitant medications …  Off-label medications available in the United States and previously examined in clinical trials … Adverse effects of medications commonly used in the treatment of migraine.

286. Comparative Effectiveness of Second Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression—An Update to a 2007 Report. (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antidepressants-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     December 01, 2011 - summary table states that there are no substantial differences between second generation antidepressant medications … either efficacy or effectiveness and yet it appears that select comparisons reveal differences between medications … Peer Reviewer #5 Methods Pg 32, Line 50 “…medications outside our…” Comment: replace “outside” with … disorder (MDD) but the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) included it on the list of medications … Peer Reviewer #5 Results KQ1 Page 90 or page 76, line 26-29 We could not find any studies on other medications

287. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_research_executive.pdf
     February 01, 2016 - Includes NSAIDs, acetaminophen, opioids, muscle relaxants, antiseizure medications, antidepressants … , corticosteroids, and topical/patch-delivered medications. … Pharmacological therapies Antiseizure medications Antiseizure medications, acute nonradicular LBP … Insufficient No trial evaluated antiseizure medications for acute nonradicular LBP. … New evidence affected conclusions for several classes of medications.

288. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Supply Chain Disruption Monitoring Programs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/monitoring-programs-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - in healthcare settings and includes monitoring programs for various medical supplies including medications … part of the process can cause large-scale problems.2, 4, 5 These involve reduced availability of medications … disruptions in healthcare settings and includes monitoring programs for various medical supplies including medications

289. Measuring-Blood-Pressure Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/measuring-blood-pressure_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - ; Web-based pharmacist counseling; telemonitoring with self-titration of antihypertensive medications … • Eight studies reported data on categorical and continuous outcomes related to number of medications … Studies variously reported increases or decreases in number of medications, medication dose, added medication … Studies reported numbers of patients taking 2 or more classes of medications, medical inertia (defined … as no medication change vs. either an increase or decrease in medications), and number of medication

290. S131 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s131.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - Another factor that may lead to discon- tinuation of medications, particularly those used to treat asymptomatic … conditions, is overall frail health status that requires multiple medications to treat the more symptomatic … Studies have shown that, for statin medications, only 50–60% of elderly patients refill their prescriptions … Initiators We further restricted cohort 3 to those subjects who were likely to be adherent to their medications … (categorical) Use of medications Corticosteroids Cardiovascular Estrogen Loop diuretics Nonsteroidal

291. Evidence-Summary-CER-206-Sodium-And-Potassium-Intake-Effects-On-Chronic-Disease-Outcomes-And-Risk (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-206-evidence-summary-sodium-potassium.pdf
     June 01, 2018 - • Although most RCTs either prohibited or required use of antihypertensive medications or withdrew … participants from medications at baseline and assessed need to resume their use, at least 25 percent … of studies did not consider use of these medications, or allowed participants to remain on medications … Studies that enrolled only participants taking antihypertensive medications usually did not control for … Concurrent use of some antihypertensive medications could have masked the potential effects of a reduced

292. Renal-Artery-Stenosis Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_surveillance.pdf
     June 01, 2012 - improved or worse outcomes of renal artery angioplasty with stent placement, including periprocedural medications … patient’s three independent predictors of BP response were found: 1) Requirement for ≥4 hypterntion medications … improved or worse outcomes of renal artery angioplasty with stent placement, including periprocedural medications … Artery Stenting Three independent predictors of BP response: 4) Requirement for ≥4 hypertension medications … Artery Stenting Three independent predictors of BP response: 7) Requirement for ≥4 hypotension medications

293. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - and that interpretation of results is difficult because of inclusion of IBD patients, concurrent medications … In fact, some biologics in development are oral medications. … (DMARDs evaluated): I had some issues with the “mechanism of action” descriptions for some of the medications … So, while it doesn't really matter whether these medications are described in more general or specific … range for the search strategy inadequate, particularly given that the introduction implies that these medications

294. DEcIDE 32: The Incident User Design in Comparative Effectiveness Research (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/incident-user-design_research.pdf
     May 01, 2012 - effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services, particularly prescription medications … discussions to consider other interventions, such as medical devices, although most of the examples concern medications … Ray and colleagues compared incident users of statin medications to two control cohorts to evaluate … (4) Understand how the tradeoffs of the incident user design apply to interventions other than medications … because most of the case studies have compared medications with other medications (instead of surgical

295. Major-Depressive-Disorder Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/major-depressive-disorder_research-protocol.pdf
     November 24, 2014 - For those receiving treatment, overtreatment with antidepressant medications poses another potential … been recommended as adjunctive treatments for MDD.27,28 Finally, strategies to augment antidepressant medications … for those failing an initial treatment attempt may provide better treatment response than single medications … Although small in number, some studies compare exercise with cognitive therapy, medications, and alternative … National trends in long-term use of antidepressant medications: results from the US National Health

296. bipolar-disorder-treatment-protocol-140623 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bipolar-disorder-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     June 23, 2014 - New treatment approaches in the last decade include new medications and adjunctive psychological approaches … ; 3) Shall we provide anything other than the medications typically prescribed for this individual? … These forms of therapy may interact with prescribed medications. For example, St. … FDA approved medications for bipolar disorder Generic Name Trade Name (Pharmaceutical Co) Manic Mixed … Interventions to reduce side effects of medications given for prolonged periods (metabolic syndrome,

297. Microsoft Word - Comp Eff 10.doc (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ace-inhibitor-arb-2007_research-2007-1.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - expertise to the Effective Health Care Program by conducting Comparative Effectiveness Reviews of medications … In addition, because many patients with hypertension require multiple medications to achieve adequate … Studies with treatment protocols that permitted the addition of other antihypertensive medications during … The magnitude of these changes was equivalent 28 for the compared medications except for one … Patterns of persistence with antihypertensive medications in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients

298. Fraenkel (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/fraenkel.pdf
     May 29, 2025 - have  now • Decreasing my chance of future joint damage • Decreasing the amount of money I spend on medications

299. Gout Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gout_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2016 - We contacted manufacturers of the prescription medications used to treat gout that are listed in Table … Discontinuation of Pharmaceutical Management for Patients on Acute or Chronic Gout Medications In … Steroids are one of the most powerful and effective anti-inflammatory medications available. … Uricosuric medications for chronic gout. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014;11:CD010457. … Increased risk of skin reactions with gout medications: An analysis of va databases.

300. S29 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s29.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - New medications are tested against pla- cebo rather than existing therapies, and clinical trials provid … - ing direct comparisons of 2 or more medications are rare. … study variations Would your opinion change if the study were changed so that … it involved switching medications … practice level, but not required if randomization occurred at the plan level), the question of whether medications … Short-term medications (eg, comparing 2 antibiotics vs. 2 long-term medications such as antidepressants