2009
Factors associated with blood pressure changes in patients receiving diclofenac or etoricoxib: results from the MEDAL study
Krum H, Swergold G, Curtis SP, Kaur A, Wang H, Smugar SS, Weir MR, Laine L, Brater DC, Cannon CP. Factors associated with blood pressure changes in patients receiving diclofenac or etoricoxib: results from the MEDAL study. Journal Of Hypertension 2009, 27: 886-893. PMID: 19516186, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e328325d831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium channel blockersHistory of hypertensionBlood pressureAntihypertensive classesDiastolic BPRisk factorsAntihypertensive drug classesHypertension risk factorsDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureBlood pressure changesAntihypertensive medicationsMultinational EtoricoxibNSAID therapyHypertensive effectAntihypertensive effectArthritis patientsDrug classesChannel blockersNonsignificant decreaseMultivariate analysisSBPLong-term studiesEtoricoxibHypertension
2004
Utilization of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antisecretory agents: a managed care claims analysis
Ofman JJ, Badamgarav E, Henning JM, Knight K, Laine L. Utilization of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antisecretory agents: a managed care claims analysis. The American Journal Of Medicine 2004, 116: 835-842. PMID: 15178499, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX-2 inhibitorsCardiac eventsHealth care costsGastrointestinal bleedingTraditional NSAIDsHigh riskGreater total health care costsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapyCare costsAnti-inflammatory drug therapyCOX-2 inhibitor therapyTotal health care costsCyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitorNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsCardiac risk profileProton pump inhibitorsAnti-inflammatory drugsLogistic regression analysisNSAID therapyNSAID usersGastrointestinal riskInhibitor useNonselective NSAIDsInhibitor therapyCardiac risk
2003
Gastrointestinal health care resource utilization with chronic use of COX-2-specific inhibitors versus traditional NSAIDs1 1The Institute for Effectiveness Research, LLC, is a subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a Merck Company.
Laine L, Wogen J, Yu H. Gastrointestinal health care resource utilization with chronic use of COX-2-specific inhibitors versus traditional NSAIDs1 1The Institute for Effectiveness Research, LLC, is a subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a Merck Company. Gastroenterology 2003, 125: 389-395. PMID: 12891540, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(03)00900-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCohort StudiesCost-Benefit AnalysisCyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsCyclooxygenase InhibitorsFemaleGastrointestinal DiseasesHealth ResourcesHumansIsoenzymesLongitudinal StudiesMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedProstaglandin-Endoperoxide SynthasesRetrospective StudiesConceptsChronic NSAID therapyCoxib therapyNSAID therapyChronic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapyNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapyAnti-inflammatory drug therapyHealth care resource utilizationCOX-2-specific inhibitorsU.S. administrative claims databaseMedco Health SolutionsProportion of patientsAdministrative claims databaseGastrointestinal eventsNewer coxibsInitial prescriptionChronic useClaims databaseDrug therapyClinical trialsDrug costsNew NSAIDClinical practicePatientsTherapyAbstractText
1999
Review article: nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug‐associated gastrointestinal complications—guidelines for prevention and treatment
Schoenfeld, Kimmey, Scheiman, Bjorkman, Laine. Review article: nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug‐associated gastrointestinal complications—guidelines for prevention and treatment. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 1999, 13: 1273-1285. PMID: 10540041, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1999.00617.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGastrointestinal complicationsPylori infectionSerious gastrointestinal complicationsH. pylori infectionHelicobacter pylori infectionProton pump inhibitorsLowest possible dosagePotential of treatmentNSAID therapyNSAID useAnalgesic therapyCorticosteroid useGastrointestinal bleedingUlcer diseaseAntisecretory agentsPump inhibitorsChronic ingestionPain relieversNSAIDsComplicationsPatientsExact associationPossible dosageRoutine testingPast history