2021
Physician variation in the de‐adoption of ineffective statin and fibrate therapy
Everhart A, Desai NR, Dowd B, Herrin J, Higuera L, Jeffery MM, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Smith LB, Karaca‐Mandic P. Physician variation in the de‐adoption of ineffective statin and fibrate therapy. Health Services Research 2021, 56: 919-931. PMID: 33569804, PMCID: PMC8522575, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug Therapy, CombinationDrug UtilizationFemaleFibric AcidsGuideline AdherenceHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypoglycemic AgentsHypolipidemic AgentsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMedicare Part CMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsMedicare Advantage patientsType 2 diabetic patientsACCORD lipid trialFibrate useAdvantage patientsCommercial patientsPhysician characteristicsLIPID trialFibrate therapyDiabetic patientsPhysician variationDiabetes careType 2 diabetes diagnosisContinuous insurance enrollmentPatient diabetes carePhysician random effectsGlucose-lowering drugsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataReal-world data assetConcurrent statinCardiovascular eventsStatin usersClinical evidenceManagement visits
2011
Use of Fibrates in the United States and Canada
Jackevicius CA, Tu JV, Ross JS, Ko DT, Carreon D, Krumholz HM. Use of Fibrates in the United States and Canada. JAMA 2011, 305: 1217-1224. PMID: 21427374, PMCID: PMC3332101, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCanadaCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesCosts and Cost AnalysisDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug CostsDrugs, GenericFenofibrateFibric AcidsHealth ExpendituresHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypolipidemic AgentsMedical AuditPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrescriptionsUnited StatesConceptsUse of fibratesRole of fibratesObservational cohort studyIMS Health dataFenofibrate useCardiovascular riskCohort studyDiabetes (ACCORD) trialClinical benefitFibratesMonthsPrescriptionUnited StatesPatientsNegative resultsFenofibrateHealth dataCurrent useGeneric formulationPopulationStatinsTherapyTrials