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201. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Outcome: Antibiotic use (duration of antibiotic therapy, prescription rate,a and total antibiotic exposureb … There is high strength of evidence that procalcitonin guidance reduces antibiotic duration and prescription … Absolute reduction in prescription rates ranged from -2 to -7 percent with relative reductions ranging … guidance for initiation and discontinuation of antibiotic therapy significantly reduced antibiotic prescription … Biomarkers in respiratory tract infections: diagnostic guides to antibiotic prescription, prognostic

202. Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 1 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2022 - pain or prescription refills: a prospective, surgeon-blinded, randomized, controlled trial. … Relationship between initial opioid prescription size and likelihood of refill after spine surgery. … Examining reduced opioid prescriptions after gynecologic laparoscopy: a randomized controlled trial … Larger initial opioid prescriptions following total joint arthroplasty are associated with greater … Supporting pharmacogenetic-guided opioid prescriptions for post-operative pain: the design, protocol

203. Medication-Adherence-Interventions Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - adherence is relatively common.3,4 Studies have shown consistently that 20 to 30 percent of medication prescriptions … medications, either through reduced medication copayments or improved prescription drug coverage. … drug coveragea Unchanged prescription drug coverage 5 Benefit: moderate SOE Insufficient SOE … Diabetes96,98,100 Improved prescription drug coveragea Unchanged prescription drug coverage 3 Benefit … Prescription medicine compliance: review of the baseline of knowledge – report of the National Council

204. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 240: Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     December 29, 2020 - His office would send my prescriptions to my pharmacy as they were due to be filled. … P Fox, Daniel B Knecht, Cheryl N McMahill-Walraven, Nathan Palmer, Isaac Kohane, “Postsurgical prescriptions … Most Americans have either taken a prescription opioid for acute pain or know people who have. … But we must recognize the opiate problem is not from prescriptions. … I found that prescription opioids gave me my life back I do not have to live in bed.

205. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - categorizing the drug as a specialty pharmaceutical requiring prior authorization for those who have prescription … Even for patients with prescription drug coverage, copayments are expected to be significant. … categorizing the drug as a specialty pharmaceutical requiring prior authorization for those who have prescription

206. 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.

207. Technical-Brief-31-Mobile-Health-Applications-For-Self-Management-Of-Diabetes (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - = carbohydrates/food; EMR = electronic medical record; Ex = exercise; HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; Rx = prescriptions … = carbohydrates/food; EMR = electronic medical record; Ex = exercise; HBA1c = hemoglobin A1c; Rx = prescriptions … Users can track blood glucose, HbA1c, carbohydrates/food, prescriptions, exercise, and weight. … This app requires a prescription from a doctor to create an account. … This app requires a “prescription” from a doctor to create an account.

208. Disposition of Comments: CER 228, Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     April 16, 2020 - However, the mass hysteria over a non existent "prescription drug crisis"; will eventually come to … Furthermore, there were a lack of studies examining co-prescription of neuropathic agents and the synergistic … provide medical professionals with specific interventions for patients who wish to avoid an opioid prescription

209. Disposition of Comments for Management of Suspected Opioid Overdose With Naloxone by Emergency Medical Services Personnel (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2017 - Things will further change as the prescription drug monitoring programs come into greater force-prescription … In fact although there is considerable evidence that heroin addicts started by abusing prescription … drugs there is little evidence that these prescription opioids were actually prescribed for them ( … The 80 percent may be from a prescription that they received, or may be from prescription pills that … We deleted the sentence discussing the proportion of heroin users who report prescription opioids

210. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR WORK ASSIGNMENT (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - clinical effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services, particularly prescription … Patients were followed until they died, had not filled a prescription for 180 days, or 547 days, which … Exposure was measured as the presence of a prescription for a respiratory medication in the 180 day … Other important covariates included distance to the nearest VA hospital and level of prescription medication

211. Postpartum Care for Women up to One Year After Birth | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 12, 2021 - Who provides care , such as Mid-wife or doula led care Proxy for a visit as determined by use of prescription … Who provides care, such as Mid-wife or doula led care Proxy for a visit as determined by use of prescription

212. Appendixes A-I (pdf file)
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     January 16, 2023 - Marijuana Use Is Not Associated With Changes in Opioid Prescriptions or Pain Severity Among People … Medical Cannabis use reduces opioid prescriptions in patients with chronic back pain. … Medical Cannabis use reduces opioid prescriptions in patients with Osteoarthritis. … Adult Medical Cannabinoid Use and Changes in Prescription Controlled Substance Use. … Risk and benefit of Cannabis prescription for chronic non-cancer pain.

213. Slide 1 (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2012 - Treat with a prescription medicine RISK OF BLEEDING ULCER 1 patient out of 100 (1

214. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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     October 01, 2011 - Ineffective treatments may worsen PPD problems Prescription drug treatments may have side effects or

215. Pbt-Lsr-Draft-Report (pdf file)
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     February 04, 2022 - In the United States, prescription of opioid medications for chronic pain more than tripled from 1999 … Discontinuation of prescription opioids was found to be less likely in the cannabis group versus the … Vital signs: overdoses of prescription opioid pain relievers--United States, 1999-2008. MMWR. … Cannabis as a substitute for prescription drugs - a cross-sectional study. … Marijuana Use Is Not Associated With Changes in Opioid Prescriptions or Pain Severity Among People

216. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - -based, online aggregator of prescription drug prices listed prices for the drug at about $27,000 per … To renew prescription coverage after an initial authorization, many plans require evidence of patient … -based, online aggregator of prescription drug prices, ivacaftor cost ranged between $27,046 and $27,850 … -based, online aggregator of prescription drug prices, a 1-month supply of azithromycin (generic) costs … Aetna non-Medicare prescription drug plan. Subject: cystic fibrosis. [internet].

217. Data-Points-8 Tables1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2009 - Number of Prescription Claims for Antihypertensive Drugs Among Medicare Parts A, B, and D Beneficiaries … Number of Prescriptions (in 100,000s) Breakdown Category Year ACE Inhibitors Angiotensin II Receptor … 0.89 148.77 Black 2007 29.75 11.47 36.67 38.39 37.44 11.74 3.70 0.13 27.89 12 Number of Prescriptions … Number of Prescriptions per Medication Class by Year among beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Parts A … , B, and D - By Antihypertensive Medication Class Number of Prescriptions (in 100,000s) Breakdown

218. Future Research Needs for 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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     May 01, 2012 - As part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Congress directed … rates of identification and treatment for people with ADHD have increased in recent years;2-4 however, prescription … girls and older children consistent with changes in clinical guidelines.3,8 Increases in off- label prescription … Information about clinical identification and treatment (available through administrative and prescription … Prescription of methylphenidate to children and youth, 1990-1996.

219. Draft Report: Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2021 - In the United States, prescription of opioid medications for chronic pain more than tripled from 1999 … From 1999 to 2014, over 165,000 people died from overdose related to prescription opioids in the United … States,1 with an estimated 17,087 prescription opioid overdose deaths in 2016.7 In October 2017, the … It is also unclear how the evidence applies to patients currently taking prescription opioids to treat … Vital signs: overdoses of prescription opioid pain relievers--United States, 1999-2008.

220. 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 - hospitalization discharge diagnosis of RA; one ambulatory visit that resulted in a diagnosis of RA and a prescription … Cohort members were required to have at least one prescription filled during baseline to assure access