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361. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2006 - Common oral medications for osteoarthritis include nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen … Opioid medications are also used for selected patients with refractory, chronic pain but are not recommended … What are the comparative benefits and harms of treating osteoarthritis with oral medications or supplements … What are the comparative benefits and harms of treating osteoarthritis with oral medications as compared … It is unknown how full-dose H2 blockers compare to other antiulcer medications because head-to-head trials

362. Interventions To Modify Health Care Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 19, 2013 - There was moderate evidence for increased prescriptions of asthma controller medications using decision

363. Data Points #8: Utilization of antihypertensive drug classes among Medicare beneficiaries with hypertension, 2007 to 2009 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 16, 2011 - prescription during 1995, while Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries spent an average of $508 on medications

364. 2020 EPC Year in Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), focused on improving asthma diagnosis, medications … Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder. … Retention Strategies for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review. … Use of QT Prolonging Medications by Hemodialysis Patients and Individuals Without End-Stage Kidney Disease … Association of out-of-pocket costs on adherence to common neurologic medications.

365. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2020: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), focused on improving asthma diagnosis, medications … Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder. … Retention Strategies for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review. … Use of QT Prolonging Medications by Hemodialysis Patients and Individuals Without End-Stage Kidney Disease … Association of out-of-pocket costs on adherence to common neurologic medications.

366. Angina-Heart-Attack-Treatments Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Antiplatelet medications work by decreasing platelet aggregation and inhibiting thrombus formation. … Anticoagulant medications work by inhibiting blood clotting, either by antagonizing the effects of vitamin … Clopidogrel belongs to the thienopyridine class of antiplatelet medications and is a prodrug that requires … Scientific information packets were requested from the manufacturers of medications and devices and … Two new antiplatelet medications (prasugrel and ticagrelor) were superior to clopidogrel in terms of

367. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     October 28, 2010 - Uncertainty regarding the effectiveness and potential harms of medications for PTSD. … guidelines by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS; 2009) state “although some medications

368. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2014 - many patients in whom BPD or MDD has been diagnosed are not successfully treated using prescribed medications … or major depressive disorder (MDD) do not respond well to available pharmacotherapies.1 Existing medications … commonly used depression pharmacotherapies, leading to its potential to complement other approved medications … Several experts indicated that the lack of other effective medications for treatment-resistant MDD … management: Experts predicted that, compared with standard self-administered, oral antidepressant medications

369. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - Off-Label Ketamine for Bipolar Depression and MDD  Key facts: Despite widespread use, approved medications … for bipolar depression do not elicit a therapeutic response in many patients. 23 Also, these medications … do not elicit a therapeutic response in many patients. 23 Also, researchers purport that these medications … approved for marketing, has the potential to both compete with and complement currently approved medications … No medications are currently approved by the U.S.

370. Management of Uterine Fibroids - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - We included studies evaluating medications (including intrauterine devices [IUDs] as they deliver medication … Interventions include expectant management or placebo; medications to improve or resolve symptoms or … 201 2 to 60 Fibroid characteristics 6 201 2 to 60 Subsequent treatment for fibroids 1 10 60 Other Medications … Several other medications have promise but are not supported by sufficient evidence. … Some medications and procedures also improve quality of life.

371. Ch 8-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2013 - While pharmacy claims contain information on medications dispensed (including the national drug code … This information can be used to provide a detailed picture of the medications dispensed to the patient … Medications for which a claim is not submitted or is not covered by the insurance plan (e.g., over-the … - counter medications) are not available. … One compared adherence to different antihypertensive medications using data from Medco Health Solutions

372. Disposition of Comments for Treatments for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (pdf file)
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     July 17, 2013 - It does indicate that combination medications do play a role and for some people are more effective. … Hopefully this will allow policy makers to permit the use of more expensive medications (INCS + nasal … AH) or combination of medications instead of refusing to cover or setting these medications at an extremely … the draft report, there were 6 informative findings regarding direct comparisons between groups of medications … Peer Reviewer #5 Introduction Many patients don’t take medications for 2 straight weeks for SAR

373. Research Protocol: Characteristics of Existing Asthma Self-Management Education Packages (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - understanding the complex interaction between respiratory physiology, asthma triggers, short- and long-term medications … taught about the physiology of the lungs and airway functioning, and how to use multiple types of medications … o Is there hands-on instruction of medications and devices? … Framework for understanding asthma as a chronic disease; basic respiratory physiology o Use of asthma medications

374. Computerized Definitions Showed High Positive Predictive Values for Identifying Reasons for Hospitalizations in a Medicaid Population with Rheumatoid Arthritis (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2008 - effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services, particularly prescription medications … selected clinical conditions will facilitate studies on the safety of TNF-α antagonists and other medications … For instance, whether or not the use of RA- related medications (i.e. immunosuppressives) may affect … among Medicaid patients diagnosed with RA, so that these definitions can be used for evaluations of medications

375. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 07, 2010 - While they both reduce the downstream effects of angiotensin II, it is not clear that these medications … patients based on demographic characteristics (age, racial and ethnic groups, sex), use of other medications … • Interventions and Comparators of Interest: • The interventions include the medications listed … • Studies with treatment protocols that permitted the addition of other antihypertensive medications

376. Disposition of Comments for Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2013 - added a sentence that, despite their pharmacologic properties, the mechanism of action of these medications … Table 3 indicates that the inclusion criteria for Key Question 2 are exercise training versus medications … In the body of the text, the authors report medications, exercise training, and endovascular intervention … They have compared antiplatelet medications, exercise therapy, and endovascular therapy individually … The use of these medications could be nominated as a new topic on the AHRQ Effective Healthcare Web

377. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2011 - Specific medications within these drug classes that have been studied or used in treating PTSD are … Medications used in treating PTSD Class Drug Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors citalopram, … Clinician's Guide to Medications for PTSD. … Available at: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/clinicians-guide-to-medications-for- ptsd.asp … http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/clinicians-guide-to-medications-for-ptsd.asp Source:

378. Autism-Adolescents Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - Harms or adverse effects reported in studies of antipsychotic medications included sedation, gastrointestinal … Overall, most studies focused on the use of medications to address specific challenging behaviors ( … Of course, this does not mean that other medications tested in ASD are free of adverse effects. … Ideally, medications would be combined with an educational or psychosocial intervention that would … Although the studies that have been conducted focused on the use of medications to address specific

379. Comparative Effectiveness of First and Second Generation Antipsychotics in the Adult Population | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2010 - When compared to FGAs, SGAs have shown greater benefits in many outcome domains, 9 and newer medications … Individual antipsychotic medications, rather than a particular class, have been set as the interventions … Concomitant use of other medications, especially those used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms Patient … Concomitant use of other medications, especially those used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms Patient … Concomitant use of other medications, especially those used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms Patient

380. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2010 - When compared to FGAs, SGAs have shown greater benefits in many outcome domains,9 and newer medications … Individual antipsychotic medications, rather than a particular class, have been set as the interventions … • Concomitant use of other medications, especially those used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms • … will be included in the CER, providing these medications (i.e., dosing) are monitored during the study … • Concomitant use of other medications, especially those used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms