R R Aparasu

Summary

Affiliation: South Dakota State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Autonomous ambulatory care by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in office-based settings
    R R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University SDSU, Box 2202C, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
    J Allied Health 30:153-9. 2001
  2. ncbi Psychotropic prescription use by community-dwelling elderly in the United States
    Rajender R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:671-7. 2003
  3. ncbi Psychotropic medication expenditures for community-dwelling elderly persons
    Rajender Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Box 2202C, 1 Administration Lane, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:739-42. 2003
  4. ncbi Inappropriate prescribing for the elderly: beers criteria-based review
    R R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 34:338-46. 2000
  5. ncbi Inappropriate medication prescribing for the elderly by office-based physicians
    R R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007 USA
    Ann Pharmacother 31:823-9. 1997
  6. ncbi Prescribing potentially inappropriate psychotropic medications to the ambulatory elderly
    J R Mort
    College of Pharmacy South Dakota State University, 1011 11th St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
    Arch Intern Med 160:2825-31. 2000
  7. ncbi Inappropriate prescribing for elderly outpatients
    R R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007, USA
    Am J Health Syst Pharm 56:433-9. 1999
  8. ncbi Visits to office-based physicians in the United States for medication-related morbidity
    R R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007, USA
    J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash) 39:332-7. 1999
  9. ncbi Antipsychotic use and expenditure in the United States
    Rajender R Aparasu
    Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, 1441 Moursund Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 57:1693. 2006
  10. ncbi Polypharmacy trends in office visits by the elderly in the United States, 1990 and 2000
    Rajender R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, Box 2202 C, 1 Administration Lane, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
    Res Social Adm Pharm 1:446-59. 2005

Detail Information

Publications20

  1. ncbi Autonomous ambulatory care by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in office-based settings
    R R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University SDSU, Box 2202C, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
    J Allied Health 30:153-9. 2001
    ..Public policy and educational initiatives can focus on predisposing, enabling, and need factors to increase access to autonomous practice of NPs and PAs in ambulatory care...
  2. ncbi Psychotropic prescription use by community-dwelling elderly in the United States
    Rajender R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:671-7. 2003
    ..To examine psychotropic prescription use in community-dwelling elderly in the United States and its association with predisposing, enabling, and need factors...
  3. ncbi Psychotropic medication expenditures for community-dwelling elderly persons
    Rajender Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Box 2202C, 1 Administration Lane, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 54:739-42. 2003
    ..41 billion US dollars after adjustment for inflation. Although psychotropic prescription costs were substantial, increased generic medication use and Medicare prescription plans could reduce the financial burden on elderly persons...
  4. ncbi Inappropriate prescribing for the elderly: beers criteria-based review
    R R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 34:338-46. 2000
    ..To review currently available literature applying the Beers criteria for inappropriate medication use in the elderly to prescribing practices in various settings...
  5. ncbi Inappropriate medication prescribing for the elderly by office-based physicians
    R R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007 USA
    Ann Pharmacother 31:823-9. 1997
    ..To estimate the prevalence of inappropriate medications prescribed by office-based physicians for patients 65 years or older...
  6. ncbi Prescribing potentially inappropriate psychotropic medications to the ambulatory elderly
    J R Mort
    College of Pharmacy South Dakota State University, 1011 11th St, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
    Arch Intern Med 160:2825-31. 2000
    ..This study used the revised criteria in ambulatory settings to quantify potentially inappropriate prescription of psychotropic agents and identify associated characteristics...
  7. ncbi Inappropriate prescribing for elderly outpatients
    R R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007, USA
    Am J Health Syst Pharm 56:433-9. 1999
    ..45% of visits by elderly patients at which a medication was prescribed; patient characteristics, provider characteristics, and drug-use profiles can be used to predict inappropriate prescribing...
  8. ncbi Visits to office-based physicians in the United States for medication-related morbidity
    R R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007, USA
    J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash) 39:332-7. 1999
    ..To examine the prevalence, nature, demographics, and resource use associated with visits to office-based physicians in the United States during 1995 for medication-related morbidity...
  9. ncbi Antipsychotic use and expenditure in the United States
    Rajender R Aparasu
    Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, 1441 Moursund Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 57:1693. 2006
  10. ncbi Polypharmacy trends in office visits by the elderly in the United States, 1990 and 2000
    Rajender R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, Box 2202 C, 1 Administration Lane, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
    Res Social Adm Pharm 1:446-59. 2005
    ..Within the United States, few studies have examined polypharmacy trends in the elderly population and even fewer studies addressed those at-risk for polypharmacy...
  11. ncbi U.S. national trends in the use of antipsychotics during office visits, 1998-2002
    Rajender R Aparasu
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
    Ann Clin Psychiatry 17:147-52. 2005
    ..There is a paucity of studies on U.S. national trends in the use of antipsychotic medications in the 21st century. This study examined national trends in the prescribing of antipsychotic drugs in office-based physician practices...
  12. ncbi Antipsychotic prescribing trends among youths, 1997-2002
    Rajender R Aparasu
    South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy, Box 2202 C, 1 Administration Lane, Brookings, South Dakota 57007, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 56:904. 2005
  13. ncbi Determinants of atypical antipsychotic use among antipsychotic users in community-dwelling elderly, 1996-2004
    Elda Jano
    College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Curr Med Res Opin 24:709-16. 2008
    ..This study examined the determinants of atypical antipsychotic use among antipsychotic users in community-dwelling elderly in the United States...
  14. ncbi Prevalence, correlates, and associated outcomes of potentially inappropriate psychotropic use in the community-dwelling elderly
    Rajender R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota 57007, USA
    Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 2:102-11. 2004
    ..However, there is limited information at the national level on potentially inappropriate psychotropic use, the characteristics of elderly persons at risk, and the impact of this inappropriate use on health care outcomes...
  15. ncbi Prescribing of psychotropics in the elderly: why is it so often inappropriate?
    Jane R Mort
    College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
    CNS Drugs 16:99-109. 2002
    ..More research specifically focused on the causes of inappropriate psychotropic medication use and methods to avoid this practice is needed before targeted recommendations can be made...
  16. ncbi Patterns and determinants of antipsychotic prescribing in children and adolescents, 2003-2004
    Rajender R Aparasu
    College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Curr Med Res Opin 23:49-56. 2007
    ..This study examined patterns and determinants of antipsychotic prescribing in children and adolescents receiving outpatient care in the United States...
  17. ncbi Healthcare outcomes associated with beers' criteria: a systematic review
    Elda Jano
    College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Ann Pharmacother 41:438-47. 2007
    ..To examine healthcare outcomes associated with Beers' criteria of inappropriate medication use based on a literature review...
  18. ncbi Pharmacotherapy with atomoxetine for US children and adolescents
    Vinod S Bhatara
    Department of Psychiatry, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 3329, USA
    Ann Clin Psychiatry 19:175-80. 2007
    ..This article compares the use of atomoxetine with that of stimulant medications in outpatient treatment of U.S. children and adolescents, and examines the predictors of atomoxetine use in this population...
  19. ncbi Antipsychotic utilization and expenditure trends among elderly persons
    Elda Jano
    Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, 1441 Moursund St, Houston, TX 77030-3407, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 58:1400. 2007
  20. ncbi The quality of pharmaceutical care in the elderly
    Rajender R Aparasu
    S D J Med 57:489-90. 2004