Presence of central nervous system, cardiovascular and overall co-morbidity burden in patients with overactive bladder disorder in a real-world settingCarl V Asche
University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
BJU Int 109:572-80. 2012
..To determine the proportion of patients with overactive bladder (OAB) potentially at risk for adverse events by assessing their pre-existing central nervous system (CNS), cardiovascular (CV) and other co-morbidities...
Assessment of Association of Increased Heart Rates to Cardiovascular Events among Healthy Subjects in the United States: Analysis of a Primary Care Electronic Medical Records DatabaseCarl V Asche
Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
ISRN Cardiol 2011:924343. 2011
..7 bpm). A Cox regression model indicated that an increase in HR by 5 bpm was associated with a 1% increase in CV event risk. Conclusions. Elevated HRs are associated with an increased likelihood of CV events among "healthy subjects"...
- The effect on comorbidity and pain in patients with osteoarthritis
Carmen S Kirkness
Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 22:336-48. 2008
..Using the identified comorbidities, we related how they may contribute to the pain experience for OA patients. We describe how OA treatment and multiple comorbidities may impact on treatment decisions...
- Health economics and compliance of vials/syringes versus pen devices: a review of the evidence
Carl V Asche
Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, 421 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
Diabetes Technol Ther 12:S101-8. 2010
..The goal of this review was to assess the state of the published literature on health economics and compliance of vials/syringes versus pen devices...
- The direct costs of untreated comorbid insomnia in a managed care population with major depressive disorder
Carl V Asche
College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
Curr Med Res Opin 26:1843-53. 2010
..The purpose of this study was to estimate the economic burden of comorbid untreated insomnia within an adult and elderly population with MDD...
- The economic burden of dry eye disease in the United States: a decision tree analysis
Junhua Yu
University of Utah, College of Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Cornea 30:379-87. 2011
..The aim of this study was to estimate both the direct and indirect annual cost of managing dry eye disease (DED) in the United States from a societal and a payer's perspective...
