2022
Rates of, and factors associated with, switching among generic levothyroxine preparations in commercially insured American adults
Brito JP, Deng Y, Ross JS, Choi NH, Graham DJ, Qiang Y, Rantou E, Wang Z, Zhao L, Shah ND, Lipska KJ. Rates of, and factors associated with, switching among generic levothyroxine preparations in commercially insured American adults. Endocrine 2022, 76: 349-358. PMID: 35107758, PMCID: PMC9210352, DOI: 10.1007/s12020-022-02987-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-thyroxineLarge administrative claims databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisAdministrative claims databaseThyroid hormone valuesLogistic regression analysisNumber of pharmaciesSettingRetrospective studyPrescription fillsTreatment initiationGuideline recommendationsThyroid surgeryClaims databaseFill dateMean ageHormone valuesLevothyroxine preparationsMore pharmaciesPractice guidelinesAdditional studiesGeneric preparationsNational dataAmerican adultsPatientsRegression analysis
2017
Ten-year trends in antiretroviral therapy persistence among US Medicaid beneficiaries
Youn B, Shireman TI, Lee Y, Galárraga O, Rana AI, Justice AC, Wilson IB. Ten-year trends in antiretroviral therapy persistence among US Medicaid beneficiaries. AIDS 2017, 31: 1697-1707. PMID: 28700393, PMCID: PMC5625296, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin II receptor blockersII receptor blockersHIV patientsControl medicationTherapy persistenceReceptor blockersEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockersCox proportional hazards modelNon-HIV medicationsUS Medicaid beneficiariesHIV-negative controlsRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier curvesDuration of treatmentProportional hazards modelTen-year trendsSecular trendsART initiatorsCohort studyHazard ratioMedian timeFill dateMedicaid claimsMedicaid beneficiariesAdjusted model
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