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Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced hyperkalemia in patients receiving inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system: a population-based studyTony Antoniou
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Intern Med 170:1045-9. 2010..The objective of this study was to characterize the risk of hyperkalemia-associated hospitalization in elderly patients who were being treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole along with either an ACEI or an ARB...
Dependence and addiction during chronic opioid therapyDavid N Juurlink
Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
J Med Toxicol 8:393-9. 2012....
Postpartum maternal codeine therapy and the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes: a retrospective cohort studyDavid N Juurlink
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 50:390-5. 2012..To examine whether postpartum maternal prescription of codeine was associated with an increased risk of harm to newborns...
The safety of over-the-counter niacin. A randomized placebo-controlled trial [ISRCTN18054903]Edward Mills
Department of Research, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, North York, Canada
BMC Clin Pharmacol 3:4. 2003..Niacin is widely available over the counter (OTC). We sought to determine the safety of 500 mg immediate release niacin, when healthy individuals use them as directed...
Medical illness and the risk of suicide in the elderlyDavid N Juurlink
Clinical Epidemiology and Healthcare Research Program, University of Toronto, and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario
Arch Intern Med 164:1179-84. 2004..We explored the relationship between treatment for several illnesses and the risk of suicide in elderly patients using a population-based approach...
Drug-induced lithium toxicity in the elderly: a population-based studyDavid N Juurlink
Clinical Epidemiology and Healthcare Research Program, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:794-8. 2004..To study the association between hospital admission for lithium toxicity and the use of diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the elderly...
Gastrointestinal decontamination for enteric-coated aspirin overdose: what to do depends on who you askD N Juurlink
Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 38:465-70. 2000..Overdoses with enteric-coated preparation are common. The optimal means by which to limit drug absorption in such cases is controversial...
Iron poisoning in young children: association with the birth of a siblingDavid N Juurlink
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 168:1539-42. 2003..We explored the association between iron poisoning in young children and the birth of a sibling...
Drug-drug interactions among elderly patients hospitalized for drug toxicityDavid N Juurlink
Sunnybrook and Women s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
JAMA 289:1652-8. 2003..Drug-drug interactions are a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, yet their consequences in the community are not well characterized...
Availability of antidotes at acute care hospitals in OntarioD N Juurlink
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
CMAJ 165:27-30. 2001..Acutely poisoned patients sometimes require immediate treatment with an antidote, and delays in treatment can be fatal. We sought to determine the availability of 10 antidotes at acute care hospitals in Ontario...
Discrepant advice from poison centres and their medical directorsDavid N Juurlink
Sunnybrook and Women s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can J Clin Pharmacol 9:101-5. 2002....
Risk of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in warfarin users treated with nonselective NSAIDs or COX-2 inhibitorsMarisa Battistella
University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Intern Med 165:189-92. 2005..We examined the association between the concomitant use of warfarin and nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or selective COX-2 inhibitors in older adults hospitalized for upper GI hemorrhage...
A population-based assessment of the drug interaction between levothyroxine and warfarinD Pincus
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin Pharmacol Ther 92:766-70. 2012..Drug interaction resources that presently characterize this interaction as important should reevaluate this classification...
Antidepressants, warfarin, and the risk of hemorrhagePaul A Kurdyak
The Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychopharmacol 25:561-4. 2005..We speculated that, among patients receiving warfarin, initiation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment would be associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding (UGIB)...
The risk of postpartum hemorrhage with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and other antidepressantsErin Salkeld
Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychopharmacol 28:230-4. 2008....
Risk-treatment mismatch in the pharmacotherapy of heart failureDouglas S Lee
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
JAMA 294:1240-7. 2005..Understanding the reasons underlying this mismatch may facilitate improvements in care and outcomes for patients with heart failure...
A population-based assessment of the potential interaction between serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors and digoxinDavid N Juurlink
Clinical Epidemiology and Healthcare Research Program, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Br J Clin Pharmacol 59:102-7. 2005..We sought to determine if some SSRIs cause digoxin toxicity in the clinical setting...
Major trauma in elderly adults receiving lipid-lowering medicationsD A Redelmeier
Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Trauma 50:678-83. 2001..Some clinical trials, laboratory experiments, and in vitro studies suggest that lipid-lowering medications predispose a person to traumatic injury...
Drug interactions with warfarin: what clinicians need to knowDavid N Juurlink
Division of General Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 177:369-71. 2007
Inequitable distribution of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in OntarioJacob A Udell
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, and Department of Medicine, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Int J Technol Assess Health Care 23:354-61. 2007..The objective of this study was to examine the influence of age, gender, place of residence, and socioeconomic status on rates of ICD implantation for the primary prevention of death...
Testing multiple statistical hypotheses resulted in spurious associations: a study of astrological signs and healthPeter C Austin
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, G1 06, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5 Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 59:964-9. 2006..To illustrate how multiple hypotheses testing can produce associations with no clinical plausibility...
Opioid dose and drug-related mortality in patients with nonmalignant painTara Gomes
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, G Wing 106, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
Arch Intern Med 171:686-91. 2011..However, the risk-benefit ratio of high-dose opioid therapy is not well characterized. The objective of this study was to characterize the relationship between opioid dose and opioid-related mortality...
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and breast cancer mortality in women receiving tamoxifen: a population based cohort studyCatherine M Kelly
Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
BMJ 340:c693. 2010..To characterise whether some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants reduce tamoxifen's effectiveness by inhibiting its bioactivation by cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6)...
The risk of suicide with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the elderlyDavid N Juurlink
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, G Wing 106, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ont, Canada M4N 3M5
Am J Psychiatry 163:813-21. 2006..The authors explored the relationship between the initiation of therapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants and completed suicide in older patients...
Missed opportunities in the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction: an assessment of the effects of statin underprescribing on mortalityPeter C Austin
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am Heart J 151:969-75. 2006..We explored the potential reduction in mortality at the population level that could result from improving statin prescribing among patients least likely to be prescribed a statin after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...
Sex-and age-based differences in the delivery and outcomes of critical careRobert A Fowler
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 177:1513-9. 2007..Our objective was to determine whether sex and age are associated with differences in admission practices, processes of care and clinical outcomes for critically ill patients...
Thiazolidinediones and cardiovascular outcomes in older patients with diabetesLorraine L Lipscombe
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
JAMA 298:2634-43. 2007..However, the association between TZD use and cardiovascular events has not been adequately evaluated on a population level...
The safety of proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrel in patients after strokeDavid N Juurlink
Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stroke 42:128-32. 2011..evidence suggests that some proton pump inhibitors can attenuate the antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel. The significance of this potential drug interaction in patients with cerebrovascular disease is unknown...
Hemorrhage during warfarin therapy associated with cotrimoxazole and other urinary tract anti-infective agents: a population-based studyHadas D Fischer
Department of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toront, Ontario, Canada
Arch Intern Med 170:617-21. 2010..We examined the risk of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract hemorrhage in older patients receiving warfarin in combination with antibiotics commonly used to treat urinary tract infection, with a focus on cotrimoxazole...
A substantial and confusing variation exists in handling of baseline covariates in randomized controlled trials: a review of trials published in leading medical journalsPeter C Austin
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, G1 06, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 63:142-53. 2010..Furthermore, some have advocated for the use of regression adjustment to estimate the effect of treatment after adjusting for potential imbalances in prognostically important baseline covariates between treatment groups...
Adverse cardiovascular events during treatment with pioglitazone and rosiglitazone: population based cohort studyDavid N Juurlink
Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M4N 3M5
BMJ 339:b2942. 2009..To compare the risk of acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and death in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with rosiglitazone and pioglitazone...
Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients receiving different oral hypoglycemic agentsTara Gomes
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 18:756-60. 2009....
A population-based study of the drug interaction between proton pump inhibitors and clopidogrelDavid N Juurlink
Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario
CMAJ 180:713-8. 2009..Most proton pump inhibitors inhibit the bioactivation of clopidogrel to its active metabolite. The clinical significance of this drug interaction is unknown...
Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers and cardiovascular outcomes in elderly patients: a population-based studyClaudia Bucci
Department of Pharmacie, Sunnybook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can J Cardiol 24:629-32. 2008..Despite safety concerns associated with short-acting agents, increasing evidence supports the safety of long-acting dihydropyridines. Although amlodipine is the best studied of these, there are few studies comparing it with nifedipine...
Suboptimal use of statin therapy in elderly patients with atherosclerosis: a population-based studyMohammed Al-Omran
Division of Vascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Vasc Surg 48:607-12. 2008..However, limited population-based data are available on use of statin therapy in these patients in Canada. We sought to study trends in statin use to treat these patients in Ontario during a 10-year period...
Appropriateness of spironolactone prescribing in heart failure patients: a population-based studyDennis T Ko
Division of Cardiology, Shulich Heart Centre, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Card Fail 12:205-10. 2006..These findings highlight the need for more careful patient selection when prescribing spironolactone to minimize potential life-threatening hyperkalemia...
Observational study of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in elderly patients given selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors or conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsMuhammad Mamdani
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2075 Bayview Avenue G215, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BMJ 325:624. 2002..To compare rates of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage among elderly patients given selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX 2) inhibitors and non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)...
Cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors versus non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and congestive heart failure outcomes in elderly patients: a population-based cohort studyMuhammad Mamdani
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
Lancet 363:1751-6. 2004..We aimed to compare rates of admission for congestive heart failure in elderly patients who were newly dispensed COX-2 inhibitors or non-selective NSAIDs...
Gastrointestinal bleeding after the introduction of COX 2 inhibitors: ecological studyMuhammad Mamdani
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2075 Bayview Avenue G106, Toronto, ON, Canada M4N 3M5
BMJ 328:1415-6. 2004
Rates of hyperkalemia after publication of the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation StudyDavid N Juurlink
Department of Medicine University of Toronto, Toronto
N Engl J Med 351:543-51. 2004..Use of angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors is also indicated in these patients. However, life-threatening hyperkalemia can occur when these drugs are used together...
How many "Me-Too" drugs are enough? The case of physician preferences for specific statinsPeter C Austin
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada
Ann Pharmacother 40:1047-51. 2006..The increasing availability of "Me-Too" drugs has provided considerable treatment options for clinicians. However, the number of such drugs within a class that are actually used by clinicians has not been well studied...
Effect of selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors and naproxen on short-term risk of acute myocardial infarction in the elderlyMuhammad Mamdani
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 2075 Bayview Ave G215, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 3M5
Arch Intern Med 163:481-6. 2003..We compared the rates of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among elderly patients dispensed selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors, naproxen, and nonselective nonnaproxen nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)...
Does the treatment of dyslipidemia affect the risk of depression or suicidal behaviour?David N Juurlink
Division of General Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook and Women s Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 170:192. 2004
Drug-drug interactions: where do we go from here?David N Juurlink
Division of General Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook and Women s College Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 44:128, 131-2, 134. 2004
Macrolide-induced digoxin toxicity: a population-based studyT Gomes
The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Ontario, Canada
Clin Pharmacol Ther 86:383-6. 2009..7; 95% CI 1.7-7.9; and adjusted OR 3.7; 95% CI 1.1-12.5, respectively). We found no increased risk with a neutral comparator, cefuroxime (adjusted OR 0.8; 95% CI 0.2-3.4)...
Blood glucose test strips: options to reduce usageTara Gomes
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 182:35-8. 2010..The impact of more focused public-payer policies for the use of blood glucose test strips may be substantial...
A risk quantification instrument for acute acetaminophen overdose patients treated with N-acetylcysteineMarco L A Sivilotti
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Ann Emerg Med 46:263-71. 2005..We quantitatively estimate the risk of hepatotoxicity based on the degree and duration of pretreatment exposure to supratherapeutic concentrations of acetaminophen...
The effect of antidepressant warnings on prescribing trends in Ontario, CanadaPaul A Kurdyak
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Public Health 97:750-4. 2007..We studied whether 5 regulatory agency advisories concerning the possible increased risk of suicidal behavior during antidepressant therapy had an effect on antidepressant prescription trends in Ontario...
Guillain-Barré syndrome after influenza vaccination in adults: a population-based studyDavid N Juurlink
Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Arch Intern Med 166:2217-21. 2006..CONCLUSION: Influenza vaccination is associated with a small but significantly increased risk for hospitalization because of GBS...
Adverse cardiovascular events during treatment with glyburide (glibenclamide) or gliclazide in a high-risk populationD N Juurlink
The Sunnybrook Research Institute, Departments of Medicine Pediatrics Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Department of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Diabet Med 29:1524-8. 2012....
Polymorphism of the MDR1/ABCB1 C3435T drug-transporter and resistance to anticonvulsant drugs: a meta-analysisFacundo Garcia Bournissen
Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Epilepsia 50:898-903. 2009....
Antipsychotic drugs and hyperglycemia in older patients with diabetesLorraine L Lipscombe
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Intern Med 169:1282-9. 2009..Evidence suggests that there is an association between antipsychotic drugs and new-onset diabetes, but little is known about the risk of hyperglycemia among persons with preexisting diabetes...
Proton pump inhibitors and hospitalization for Clostridium difficile-associated disease: a population-based studyDonna O Lowe
Department of Pharmacy Services, University Health Network, University of Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada
Clin Infect Dis 43:1272-6. 2006..Whether outpatient PPI use influences the risk of hospital admission for CDAD among older patients who have recently been treated with antibiotics is unknown...
Colchicine poisoning: the dark side of an ancient drugYaron Finkelstein
Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 48:407-14. 2010..Although colchicine poisoning is sometimes intentional, unintentional toxicity is common and often associated with a poor outcome...
Bisphosphonate prescribing, persistence and cumulative exposure in Ontario, CanadaA M Burden
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3M2
Osteoporos Int 23:1075-82. 2012..During a median observation period of 4.7 years, 10% of patients filled only a single prescription, 37% switched therapies and median cumulative exposure was 2.2 years...
Prescribing of opioid analgesics and related mortality before and after the introduction of long-acting oxycodoneIrfan A Dhalla
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, and the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
CMAJ 181:891-6. 2009..Opioid-related mortality appears to be increasing in Canada. We examined the true extent of the problem and the impact of the introduction of long-acting oxycodone...
Cholinesterase inhibitors and hospitalization for bradycardia: a population-based studyLaura Y Park-Wyllie
Department of Family and Community Medicine, St Michael s Hospital, Ontario, Canada
PLoS Med 6:e1000157. 2009..These drugs enhance the effects of acetylcholine, and reports suggest they may precipitate bradycardia in some patients. We aimed to examine the association between use of cholinesterase inhibitors and hospitalization for bradycardia...
Unintended medication discrepancies at the time of hospital admissionPatricia L Cornish
Department of Pharmacy, Sunnybrook and Women s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Intern Med 165:424-9. 2005..These errors are particularly worthy of attention because they are not likely to be detected by computerized physician order entry systems...
A new predictor of toxicity following acetaminophen overdose based on pretreatment exposureMarco L A Sivilotti
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 43:229-34. 2005..We set out to parameterize both the degree and duration of pretreatment exposure into a single, continuous measure of exposure, which will serve as the x-axis of an eventual dose-response curve...
Recurrent ibuprofen-induced aseptic meningitisHuy T V Nguyen
Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Pharmacother 38:408-10. 2004..A detailed drug history is invaluable in the assessment of such patients, with particular attention to nonprescription medications such as ibuprofen...
A case of recurrent meningitisErin B Norris
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 174:1093-4. 2006
Are broad-spectrum fluoroquinolones more likely to cause Clostridium difficile-associated disease?Irfan A Dhalla
Department of Medicine, Unversity of Toronto, Ontario M4E 3E9, Canada
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 50:3216-9. 2006..difficile-associated disease requiring hospitalization among patients prescribed gatifloxacin or moxifloxacin compared to levofloxacin...
Antenatal use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors and QT interval prolongation in newbornsGal Dubnov-Raz
Hospital for Sick Children, Motherisk Program, Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology and Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 555 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatrics 122:e710-5. 2008..The aim of this study was to determine the effect of maternal use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor antidepressants during pregnancy on the QTc interval of the offspring...
Drugs and the QT interval - caveat doctorBarbara A Liu
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
N Engl J Med 351:1053-6. 2004
N-acetylcysteine for the treatment of clove oil-induced fulminant hepatic failureJeffrey S Eisen
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 42:89-92. 2004..Over the next 72 h her liver synthetic function and clinical status improved, and she made a complete recovery. Previous reported cases of clove oil toxicity and the potential role of N-AC therapy are reviewed...
Safety of influenza vaccination in patients with myasthenia gravis: a population-based studyLorne Zinman
Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
Muscle Nerve 40:947-51. 2009..Vaccination of patients with MG against influenza was not found to be associated with exacerbations of the disease. Our findings do not support the practice of withholding influenza vaccination in patients with MG...
Is morphine exposure associated with acute chest syndrome in children with vaso-occlusive crisis of sickle cell disease? A 6-year case-crossover studyYaron Finkelstein
Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin Ther 29:2738-43. 2007..However, the belief that these drugs can promote development of the acute chest syndrome (ACS) may lead to undertreatment of pain...
Outpatient gatifloxacin therapy and dysglycemia in older adultsLaura Y Park-Wyllie
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
N Engl J Med 354:1352-61. 2006....
Are selective COX 2 inhibitors superior to traditional NSAIDs? Little is known about COX 2 inhibitorsMuhammad Mamdani
BMJ 325:161; author reply 161. 2002
Clinical consequences of generic warfarin substitution: an ecological studyJ Michael Paterson
JAMA 296:1969-72. 2006
Drug safety in patients with heart failureDavid N Juurlink
Arch Intern Med 165:118. 2005
Deliberate self-poisoning in Ontario following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001Michael E Detsky
JAMA 294:1900-1. 2005
Do Ontario patients with heart failure have equal access to life-saving technology?Douglas S Lee
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada
Healthc Q 11:20-1. 2008
Kappa statisticDavid N Juurlink
CMAJ 173:16; author reply 17. 2005
Withholding 4-methylpyrazole pretreatment in suspected toxic alcohol ingestionsMarco L A Sivilotti
Acad Emerg Med 12:574-5. 2005
The effect of publication on Internet-based solicitation of personal-injury litigantsDavid N Juurlink
CMAJ 177:1369-70. 2007..We found that early online release and print publication were associated with an immediate and sustained increase in the number of websites soliciting plaintiffs for legal action...
Identifying individuals with a reduced GFR using ambulatory laboratory database surveillanceAmit X Garg
Division of Nephrology, University of Western Ontario, London Kidney Clinical Research Unit, Room A01, Westminster Tower, London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario N6A 4G5, Canada
J Am Soc Nephrol 16:1433-9. 2005..Whether such identification leads to improved health outcomes warrants further study...
Drug-induced hepatotoxicityDavid N Juurlink
N Engl J Med 349:1974-6; author reply 1974-6. 2003
Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning : a systematic review and critical analysis of the evidenceNicholas A Buckley
Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Toxicol Rev 24:75-92. 2005..Such research should not exclude patients with severe poisoning, have a primary outcome that is clinically meaningful and have oversight from an independent data monitoring and ethics committee...
Pseudoephedrine-induced toxic epidermal necrolysisJeffrey J Nagge
Arch Dermatol 141:907-8. 2005
