13 Result(s)
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Emerging trends in hospitalisation for fragility fractures in Ireland
We analysed hospital admissions and bed occupancy for fragility fractures in Ireland over a 15-year period to assess fracture admission trends and to project admissions over the next three decades.
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Impact of safety warnings on domperidone prescribing in Ireland
This study aimed to investigate the impact of the 2014 safety warnings on use of domperidone, on subsequent prescribing patterns in Ireland.
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A retrospective cohort analysis of hypoglycaemic and cardiovascular agent use in young adults in the Irish primary care setting
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young adults is increasing, yet little is known about medication use in this population. This study aimed to describe hypoglycaemic and cardiovascular treatment patterns in...
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Generalisability of pharmacoepidemiological studies using restricted prescription data
Linking medication databases to disease registries enables population-based pharmacoepidemiology research. In Ireland, country-wide dispensing data is available only from the means-tested government-medical c...
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Comorbidity, health-related quality of life and self-care in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in an outpatient population
Comorbid conditions may be related (concordant) or unrelated (discordant) to diabetes. Comorbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is associated with reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and ...
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Regional variation in medication-taking behaviour of new users of oral anti-hyperglycaemic therapy in Ireland
Few studies have investigated regional variation in medication-taking behaviour. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there are regional differences in non-persistence and non-adherence to oral...
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Prescribing of antidiabetic therapies in Ireland: 10-year trends 2003–2012
Over the last decade there have been significant changes in the prescribing of antidiabetic therapies. It is of interest to know about these trends and variations in the Irish population so that future prescri...
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Comparison of prescribing and adherence patterns of anti-osteoporotic medications post-admission for fragility type fracture in an urban teaching hospital and a rural teaching hospital in Ireland between 2005 and 2008
Poor adherence reduces the potential benefits of osteoporosis therapy, lowering gains in bone mineral density resulting in increased risk of fractures.
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Patient profile in a bone health and osteoporosis prevention service in Ireland
To (1) characterise a cohort of patients attending a major osteoporosis clinic in Ireland and (2) examine the prescribing of preventative therapies amongst these patients.
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Hypertension in Ireland: public awareness and doctors choice of therapy
Hypertension is the commonest medical condition in Ireland.
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Regional variation in prescribing for chronic conditions among an elderly population using a pharmacy claims database
Age, gender and geographical regions are recognised factors in inequalities in prescribing for chronic diseases in the elderly.
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Adherence to clinical guidance in the prescribing of oral antithrombotic medication in patients with atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is the commonest cardiac rhythm disturbance and is an independent risk factor for stroke; however, use of oral antithrombotic therapy is reported to be suboptimal in clinical practice.
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Changes in prevalence of and prescribing for Ischaemic heart disease in Ireland 1990–2002
Secondary prevention therapies, such as angiotension converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, ß-blockers and statins, are known to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
