John A Hermos

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Patterns of dispensed disulfiram and naltrexone for alcoholism treatment in a veteran patient population
    John A Hermos
    Pharmacoepidemiology Research Project, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center MAVERIC, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts 02130, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:1229-35. 2004
  2. ncbi Characterizations of long-term oxycodone/acetaminophen prescriptions in veteran patients
    John A Hermos
    The Pharmacoepidemiology Research Group, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston 02130, USA
    Arch Intern Med 164:2361-6. 2004
  3. ncbi Long-term, high-dose benzodiazepine prescriptions in veteran patients with PTSD: influence of preexisting alcoholism and drug-abuse diagnoses
    John A Hermos
    Pharmacoepidemiology Research Group, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA
    J Trauma Stress 20:909-14. 2007
  4. ncbi Characterizations of long-term anxiolytic benzodiazepine prescriptions in veteran patients
    John A Hermos
    Pharmacoepidemiology Research Group Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 25:600-4. 2005
  5. ncbi Risk of community-acquired pneumonia in veteran patients to whom proton pump inhibitors were dispensed
    John A Hermos
    Pharmaco epidemiology Group, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, VA Cooperative Studies Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts 02130, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 54:33-42. 2012
  6. ncbi Association of elevated alanine aminotransferase with BMI and diabetes in older veteran outpatients
    John A Hermos
    Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center MAVERIC, VA Cooperative Studies Program, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, 150 S Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130, USA
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract 80:153-8. 2008
  7. ncbi Proton pump inhibitors and risk for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
    Amy Linsky
    Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center Boston Medical Center, 801 Massachusetts Ave, Second Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Arch Intern Med 170:772-8. 2010
  8. ncbi Proton pump inhibitor discontinuation in long-term care
    Amy Linsky
    Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 85004, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1658-64. 2011
  9. ncbi A randomized placebo-controlled trial of D-cycloserine and exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
    Brett T Litz
    National Center for PTSD, Boston, USA
    J Psychiatr Res 46:1184-90. 2012
  10. ncbi A point-of-care clinical trial comparing insulin administered using a sliding scale versus a weight-based regimen
    Louis D Fiore
    Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center MAVERIC, VA Cooperative Studies Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
    Clin Trials 8:183-95. 2011

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Patterns of dispensed disulfiram and naltrexone for alcoholism treatment in a veteran patient population
    John A Hermos
    Pharmacoepidemiology Research Project, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center MAVERIC, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts 02130, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:1229-35. 2004
    ..To assess whether these agents are being prescribed for extended periods, as an indicator of long-term use in nonexperimental settings, we compared dispensing patterns in a veteran patient population...
  2. ncbi Characterizations of long-term oxycodone/acetaminophen prescriptions in veteran patients
    John A Hermos
    The Pharmacoepidemiology Research Group, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston 02130, USA
    Arch Intern Med 164:2361-6. 2004
    ..To determine clinical contexts in which stability or problems may occur, we examined the pharmacologic and clinical correlates of long-term prescriptions of oxycodone/acetaminophen, a commonly prescribed short-acting opioid formulation...
  3. ncbi Long-term, high-dose benzodiazepine prescriptions in veteran patients with PTSD: influence of preexisting alcoholism and drug-abuse diagnoses
    John A Hermos
    Pharmacoepidemiology Research Group, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA
    J Trauma Stress 20:909-14. 2007
    ..Results indicate that for veteran patients with PTSD, alcoholism alone is not associated with high-dose benzodiazepines, but existing drug abuse diagnoses do increase that risk...
  4. ncbi Characterizations of long-term anxiolytic benzodiazepine prescriptions in veteran patients
    John A Hermos
    Pharmacoepidemiology Research Group Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 25:600-4. 2005
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  5. ncbi Risk of community-acquired pneumonia in veteran patients to whom proton pump inhibitors were dispensed
    John A Hermos
    Pharmaco epidemiology Group, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center, VA Cooperative Studies Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts 02130, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 54:33-42. 2012
    ..Accordingly, we studied PPI exposure and CAP in veteran patients, using a retrospective, nested case-control design...
  6. ncbi Association of elevated alanine aminotransferase with BMI and diabetes in older veteran outpatients
    John A Hermos
    Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center MAVERIC, VA Cooperative Studies Program, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, 150 S Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130, USA
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract 80:153-8. 2008
    ..We determined age-stratified associations of elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALAT), as a likely indicator of non-alcoholic steatonecrosis (NASH), with body mass index (BMI) and diabetes among older male, veteran outpatients...
  7. ncbi Proton pump inhibitors and risk for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
    Amy Linsky
    Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center Boston Medical Center, 801 Massachusetts Ave, Second Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Arch Intern Med 170:772-8. 2010
    ..We sought to determine the association between PPI use and the risk of recurrent CDI...
  8. ncbi Proton pump inhibitor discontinuation in long-term care
    Amy Linsky
    Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 85004, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1658-64. 2011
    ..To determine factors associated with proton pump inhibitor (PPI) discontinuation in long-term care...
  9. ncbi A randomized placebo-controlled trial of D-cycloserine and exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
    Brett T Litz
    National Center for PTSD, Boston, USA
    J Psychiatr Res 46:1184-90. 2012
    ..Clinicaltrials.gov Registry #: NCT00371176; A Placebo-Controlled Trail of D-Cycloserine and Exposure Therapy for Combat-PTSD; www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=NCT00371176...
  10. ncbi A point-of-care clinical trial comparing insulin administered using a sliding scale versus a weight-based regimen
    Louis D Fiore
    Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center MAVERIC, VA Cooperative Studies Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
    Clin Trials 8:183-95. 2011
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  11. ncbi Conceptual bases of Christian, faith-based substance abuse rehabilitation programs: qualitative analysis of staff interviews
    Lisa K McCoy
    Section of General Internal Medicine, Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
    Subst Abus 25:1-11. 2004
    ..Knowledge of these core concepts and practices should be helpful to clinicians in considering referrals to faith-based recovery programs...
  12. ncbi Opioid therapy for chronic pain
    John A Hermos
    N Engl J Med 350:840-2; author reply 840-2. 2004