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National estimates of exposure to prescription drugs with addiction potential in community-dwelling eldersLinda Simoni-Wastila
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 1082, USA
Subst Abus 26:33-42. 2005....- Over-the-counter drug use by medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes: implications for practice and policyLinda Simoni-Wastila
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1543-9. 2006..To examine over-the-counter (OTC) medication use by Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes and to assess evidence of substitution of OTC medications for prescription (Rx) medications by residents with no Rx coverage and Medicaid... 
Burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Medicare beneficiaries residing in long-term care facilitiesLinda Simoni-Wastila
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 7:262-70. 2009..Data from the clinical and economic outcomes in Medicare beneficiaries with COPD who reside in long-term care (LTC) facilities are limited...- Psychoactive drug abuse in older adultsLinda Simoni-Wastila
Long term Care Initiative, Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 4:380-94. 2006..Misuse and abuse of legal and illegal drugs constitute a growing problem among older adults... - Association of antipsychotic use with hospital events and mortality among medicare beneficiaries residing in long-term care facilitiesLinda Simoni-Wastila
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:417-27. 2009..The authors examine prevalence and trends in AP use by Medicare beneficiaries residing in LTC and the association of APs and other drug use variables with hospital events and mortality... - Hospital and emergency department utilization associated with treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a managed-care Medicare populationLinda Simoni-Wastila
Long Term Care Research Initiative, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 220 Arch Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Curr Med Res Opin 25:2729-35. 2009..Few studies have examined the comparative effectiveness of maintenance therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in this vulnerable population... 
Risk factors associated with problem use of prescription drugsLinda Simoni-Wastila
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 21201, UA
Am J Public Health 94:266-8. 2004..Those at greatest risk include older adults, females, those in poor/fair health, and daily alcohol drinkers...- A retrospective data analysis of the impact of the New York triplicate prescription program on benzodiazepine use in medicaid patients with chronic psychiatric and neurologic disordersLinda Simoni-Wastila
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Ther 26:322-36. 2004..In January 1989, New York implemented regulations requiring physicians to order benzodiazepines using state-monitored triplicate prescription forms... - Gender and other factors associated with the nonmedical use of abusable prescription drugsLinda Simoni-Wastila
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Subst Use Misuse 39:1-23. 2004.... - Racial disparities in access after regulatory surveillance of benzodiazepinesSallie-Anne Pearson
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:572-9. 2006..The policy may have resulted in an unintended decrease in nonproblematic use that disproportionately affects black populations... - A controlled study of the effects of state surveillance on indicators of problematic and non-problematic benzodiazepine use in a Medicaid populationDennis Ross-Degnan
Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 34:103-23. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: State-mandated physician surveillance dramatically reduces BZ use with limited substitution of alternative drugs, lowers rates of possible abuse, but may severely limit non-problematic BZ use... - Effects of state surveillance on new post-hospitalization benzodiazepine useAnita K Wagner
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 15:423-31. 2003..Benzodiazepines (BZD) effectively treat anxiety and insomnia accompanying major health events, including hospitalizations. Prescribing regulations to decrease BZD misuse may negatively impact therapeutic uses... - Changing patterns in medication use with increasing probability of death for older Medicare beneficiariesThomas Shaffer
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:1549-55. 2010.... - Association of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease maintenance medication adherence with all-cause hospitalization and spending in a Medicare populationLinda Simoni-Wastila
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 10:201-10. 2012..Poor medication adherence is implicated in poor outcomes with other chronic conditions; however, little is understood regarding links between adherence and outcomes in COPD patients... - Impact of maintenance therapy on hospitalization and expenditures for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBruce C Stuart
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 8:441-53. 2010..However, little research has been conducted to compare use versus nonuse of these medications in terms of health-related outcomes in routine practice... - Lack of relationship between long-term use of benzodiazepines and escalation to high dosagesStephen B Soumerai
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Psychiatr Serv 54:1006-11. 2003..The objective of this study was to determine whether long-term benzodiazepine use is associated with dose escalation... - The effect of dementia on medication use and adherence among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic heart failureGail B Rattinger
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 10:69-80. 2012..Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) are prevalent in older adults, increase the costs of chronic heart failure (CHF) management, and may be associated with undertreatment of cardiovascular disease... - Impact of Part D low-income subsidies on medication patterns for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetesBruce Stuart
Pharmaceutical Health Services Research Department, The Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA
Med Care 50:913-9. 2012..It is not known whether low-income subsidies (LIS) under Medicare Part D help beneficiaries overcome impediments to medication use associated with poor socioeconomic status and high disease burden... - Drug use patterns in severely mentally ill Medicare beneficiaries: impact of discontinuities in drug coverageLinda Simoni-Wastila
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy, 220 Arch Street, 12th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Health Serv Res 43:496-514. 2008.... - Treatment of dementia in community-dwelling and institutionalized medicare beneficiariesAnn L Gruber-Baldini
Division of Gerontology, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1508-16. 2007.... - Medication patterns for Medicare beneficiaries with SNF/LTC facility staysBruce Stuart
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, USA
Health Care Financ Rev 29:13-25. 2008..01). We found no evidence that prescription coverage influenced medication utilization patterns during non-Medicare qualified LTC facility stays... - Coverage and use of prescription drugs in nursing homes: implications for the medicare modernization actBruce Stuart
The Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Med Care 44:243-9. 2006..Understanding the impact of the MMA requires knowledge of the process by which drugs are prescribed to residents and the effect of coverage on medication use... - Racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of dementia among Medicare beneficiariesIlene H Zuckerman
Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 220 Arch Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 63:S328-33. 2008..We investigated differences in anti-dementia medication use between non-Hispanic White and minority community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries with dementia... - Effect of exposure to evidence-based pharmacotherapy on outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in older adultsIlene H Zuckerman
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1854-61. 2012..To assess the effect of exposure to evidence-based medication after hospital discharge for Medicare beneficiaries with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)... - Benzodiazepine use and expenditures for Medicare beneficiaries and the implications of Medicare Part D exclusionsHui wen Keri Yang
Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Psychiatr Serv 59:384-91. 2008.... - Increased persistency in medication use by U.S. Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes is associated with lower hospitalization rates and cost savingsBruce C Stuart
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Diabetes Care 32:647-9. 2009..To assess the relationship between annual fills for antidiabetes medications, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), and lipid-lowering agents on hospitalization and Medicare spending for beneficiaries with diabetes... - Assessing the impact of coverage gaps in the Medicare Part D drug benefitBruce Stuart
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) . 2005..Our findings suggest that discontinuities in drug benefits result in sizable reductions in medication use and spending, which is magnified in people with common chronic illnesses... - Medication use and adherence among elderly Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes enrolled in Part D and retiree health plansBruce Stuart
Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland Baltimore, 220 Arch St Baltimore, MD 21230, USA
Med Care 49:511-5. 2011..The question for policy makers is whether beneficiaries enrolled in Part D plans exhibit drug utilization patterns comparable with those seen in retiree plans... - Inappropriate drug use and risk of transition to nursing homes among community-dwelling older adultsIlene H Zuckerman
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Med Care 44:722-30. 2006..Adverse events from inappropriate medications are preventable risk factors for nursing home admissions... - US trends in glycemic control, treatment, and comorbidity burden in patients with diabetesFadia T Shaya
University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, 220 Arch Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 12:826-32. 2010..The results indicate a high percentage of poor glycemic control among persons with diabetes. There were also a substantial number of comorbid conditions associated with diabetes... - An elective psychiatric course to reduce pharmacy students' social distance toward people with severe mental illnessBethany A DiPaula
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, College Park, 20742, USA
Am J Pharm Educ 75:72. 2011..To determine whether an elective course on mental health could reduce pharmacy students' social distance toward people with severe mental illness... - Influence of prescription monitoring programs on analgesic utilization by an insured retiree populationLinda Simoni-Wastila
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21:1261-8. 2012..To estimate the association between prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) and the probability of analgesic use, overall and by analgesic type... - Correlates of prescription drug nonmedical use and problem use by adolescentsLinda Simoni-Wastila
From the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD
J Addict Med 2:31-9. 2008..This study characterizes patterns and correlates of prescription drug nonmedical (PDNM) use and prescription drug problem (PDP) use among U.S. adolescents... - The effect of a three-tier formulary on antidepressant utilization and expendituresDominic Hodgkin
Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham MA 02454 9110, USA
J Ment Health Policy Econ 11:67-77. 2008..The antidepressant class has certain characteristics that may pose problems for implementation of three-tier formularies, such as differences in which medication works for which patient, and high rates of medication discontinuation... - Trends and geographic variation of opiate medication use in state Medicaid fee-for-service programs, 1996 to 2002Judy T Zerzan
HSR and D Department of Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Med Care 44:1005-10. 2006..This study describes temporal and interstate variability in aggregate prescription opiate medication use within U.S. Medicaid programs... - Evaluation of nationally mandated drug use reviews to improve patient safety in nursing homes: a natural experimentBecky Briesacher
Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:991-6. 2005..To test whether nationally required drug use reviews reduce exposure to inappropriate medications in nursing homes... - A secondary analysis of a duration response association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use and the risk of acute myocardial infarction in the aging populationChristopher M Blanchette
Center for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
Ann Epidemiol 18:316-21. 2008..We assessed the risk of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use on the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) based on duration of exposure... - The quality of antipsychotic drug prescribing in nursing homesBecky A Briesacher
Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01605, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:1280-5. 2005.... - Risk of hospitalizations/emergency department visits and treatment costs associated with initial maintenance therapy using fluticasone propionate 500 microg/salmeterol 50 microg compared with ipratropium for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in older Christopher M Blanchette
Center for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 6:138-46. 2008..Cost-effective treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are needed to reduce the burden on the Medicare system...