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| James ChanSummaryAffiliation: Kaiser Permanente Country: USA Publications
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Differential association between statin exposure and elevated levels of creatine kinaseJames Chan
Pharmacy Outcomes Research Group, Pharmacy Operations, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, CA 94612 3429, USA
Ann Pharmacother 39:1611-6. 2005..Although hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) are generally well tolerated, myopathy can be a serious adverse event. The association among different statins, doses, and related risk factors is not well understood...
Prescribing proton pump inhibitors for initial treatment of acid-related gastrointestinal diseases in a managed care populationJames Chan
Pharmacy Outcomes Research Group, Pharmacy Operations, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, Calif 94612, USA
Am J Manag Care 10:433-41. 2004....
Effects on resource utilization of adding salmeterol in combination or separately to inhaled corticosteroidsJames Chan
Pharmacy Outcomes Research Group, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 1800 Harrison, 13th Fl, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
J Manag Care Pharm 13:21-7. 2007....
Effect of cost-sharing changes on self-monitoring of blood glucoseAndrew J Karter
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Am J Manag Care 13:408-16. 2007..To study the effect of cost-sharing policy changes on utilization of test strips for self-monitoring of blood glucose...
Evaluation of clinical and safety outcomes associated with conversion from brand-name to generic tacrolimus in transplant recipients enrolled in an integrated health care systemMichele M Spence
Pharmacy Outcomes Research Group, Kaiser Permanente, Downey, California 90242, USA
Pharmacotherapy 32:981-7. 2012..To evaluate clinical and safety outcomes among transplant recipients whose tacrolimus was converted from the brand-name formulation to a generic formulation...
Cost reduction strategies used by elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to cope with a generic-only pharmacy benefitMichele M Spence
Kaiser Permanente, 12254 Bellflower Blvd, Downey, CA 90242, USA
J Manag Care Pharm 12:377-82. 2006..Generic-only pharmacy benefits may present more of a burden to patients with chronic disease conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), where generic drug therapy choices are more limited...
Successful conversion of patients with hypercholesterolemia from a brand name to a generic cholesterol-lowering drugT Craig Cheetham
Pharmacy Analytic Service, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Downey, California 90242, USA
Am J Manag Care 11:546-52. 2005..To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a simvastatin-to-lovastatin therapeutic conversion program...
Antihypertensive drugs and lip cancer in non-Hispanic whitesGary D Friedman
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, California, USA
Arch Intern Med 172:1246-51. 2012..In this study, we further characterized the risk of lip cancer associated with these and other commonly used antihypertensive drugs...
Risk of skeletal-related events in patients with advanced prostate cancer treated with pamidronate or zoledronic acidMichele M Spence
Pharmacy Outcomes Research Group, Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA, USA
Ann Pharmacother 44:1384-8. 2010..There have been no head-to-head clinical trials comparing pamidronate and zoledronic acid among patients with advanced prostate cancer...
Association between exposure to topical tacrolimus or pimecrolimus and cancersRita L Hui
Pharmacy Outcomes Research Group, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, CA, USA
Ann Pharmacother 43:1956-63. 2009..The Food and Drug Administration has issued a public health advisory regarding cancer risk from topical calcineurin inhibitors...
Longitudinal study of new and prevalent use of self-monitoring of blood glucoseAndrew J Karter
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Diabetes Care 29:1757-63. 2006..We sought to assess longitudinal association between self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) and glycemic control in diabetic patients from an integrated health plan (Kaiser Permanente Northern California)...
The comparative effectiveness of mail order pharmacy use vs. local pharmacy use on LDL-C control in new statin usersJulie A Schmittdiel
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
J Gen Intern Med 26:1396-402. 2011..Previous studies have shown that mail order pharmacy use is associated with greater medication adherence; however, no studies have examined whether mail order pharmacy use is related to improved CVD risk factor outcomes...
Screening pharmaceuticals for possible carcinogenic effects: initial positive results for drugs not previously screenedGary D Friedman
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Cancer Causes Control 20:1821-35. 2009..To screen commonly used prescription drugs for possible carcinogenic effects...
Antibiotics and risk of breast cancer: up to 9 years of follow-up of 2.1 million womenGary D Friedman
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2102-6. 2006....
Epidemiologic evaluation of pharmaceuticals with limited evidence of carcinogenicityGary D Friedman
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Int J Cancer 125:2173-8. 2009..Although not definitive, these findings should be considered in the evaluations of these pharmaceuticals...
Screening statins for possible carcinogenic risk: up to 9 years of follow-up of 361,859 recipientsGary D Friedman
Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 17:27-36. 2008..Determine the risk of cancer in statin users...
Low-dose filgrastim in patients with breast cancer treated with docetaxel, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamideEric J Ip
Department of Clinical Sciences, Touro University College of Pharmacy, Vallejo, CA 94592, USA
Am J Health Syst Pharm 65:1552-5. 2008....
Erratum: Screening statins for possible carcinogenic risk: up to 9 years of follow-up of 361 859 recipientsGary D Friedman
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 17:751. 2008
Functional outcomes following chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancerLee M Akst
Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 131:950-7. 2004..To study functional outcomes following concurrent chemoradiotherapy of head and neck cancer...
