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Año Publicación: "2020" / 28 Artículos
Use of healthcare resources in a cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs or tofacitinib
Introduction/objectives The objective of this study is to describe the treatment patterns and use of healthcare resources in a cohort of Colombian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...
Adherence to levothyroxine prescription in patients with hypothyroidism
Background: Hypothyroidism occurs in 1-2% of the general population, is associated with significant morbidity and requires continuous treatment with levothyroxine. Aim: To determine the ...
Big data, pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance
Big data is a term that comprises a group of technological tools capable of processing extremely large heterogeneous data sets, which are continuously collected and are available to be used at any ...
Vitamin, micronutrients and supplement prescribing patterns in a group of ambulatory colombian patients, 2016
Introduction: Vitamins and micronutrients are essential organic substances in the metabolic processes of living things, and supplementation is only recommended in conditions of nutritional ...
Trends in Opioid Use in a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
The objective was to determine the trend in the use of opioid analgesics in a cohort of patients diagnosed with and treated for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 24 cities in Colombia. This ...
Patterns of Antibiotic Prescription in Colombia: Are There Differences between Capital Cities and Municipalities?
The use of antibiotics is the most important modifiable risk factor for the development of microorganism resistance. A cross-sectional study of outpatients receiving antibiotic prescriptions ...
Long-term users of benzodiazepines in Colombia: Patterns of use and cessation of treatment
Background: Benzodiazepines have low abuse potential, but patients often develop physical dependence and neurological impairments. The objective of this study was to investigate treatment cessation...
Potentially inappropriate prescriptions of anticholinergic medications in patients with closed-angle glaucoma
Purpose: Glaucoma is the leading cause for blindness after cataracts worldwide. The aim was to identify anticholinergic drugs prescribed to patients diagnosed with closed-angle glaucoma in ...
Time to modification of antidiabetic therapy in patients over the age of 65 years with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus
Aims. To determine the time elapsed from when a patient 65 years old is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and begins antidiabetic treatment until a change in treatment is required as ...
Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions for Anticholinergic Medications for Patients with Constipation
Introduction: Constipation is a very common functional gastrointestinal disorder in the general population and can be primary or secondary. Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the ...