Browsing by Author "Polinski, Jennifer Milan"
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Comparative Effectiveness of Generic and Brand-Name Statins on Patient Outcomes
Gagne, Joshua J; Choudhry, Niteesh Kumar; Kesselheim, Aaron Seth; Polinski, Jennifer Milan; Hutchins, David; Matlin, Olga S.; Brennan, Troyen Anthony; Avorn, Jerry Lewis; Shrank, William (American College of Physicians, 2014)Background: Statins are effective in preventing cardiovascular events, but patients do not fully adhere to them. Objective: To determine whether patients are more adherent to generic statins versus brand-name statins ... -
Comparative effectiveness of generic versus brand-name antiepileptic medications
Gagne, Joshua J; Kesselheim, Aaron Seth; Choudhry, Niteesh Kumar; Polinski, Jennifer Milan; Hutchins, David; Matlin, Olga S.; Brennan, Troyen Anthony; Avorn, Jerry Lewis; Shrank, William (Elsevier BV, 2015)OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare treatment persistence and rates of seizure-related events in patients who initiate antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy with a generic versus a brand-name product. METHODS: ... -
Comparison of Prospective and Retrospective Indicators of the Quality of End-of-Life Cancer Care
Setoguchi, S.; Earle, C. C.; Glynn, Robert James; Stedman, M.; Polinski, Jennifer Milan; Corcoran, C. P.; Haas, Jennifer S. (American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2008)PURPOSE: To compare prospectively and retrospectively defined benchmarks for the quality of end-of-life care, including a novel indicator for the use of opiate analgesia. METHODS: Linked claims and cancer registry data ... -
A cross-national comparison of 17 countries' insulin glargine drug labels
Polinski, Jennifer Milan; Kesselheim, Aaron Seth; Seeger, John; Connolly, John G.; Choudhry, Niteesh K.; Shrank, William H. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014)Purpose: Type 2 diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Many patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus will require insulin, and the evidence-based use of insulin is described in the prescription drug ... -
Despite increased use and sales of statins in India, per capita prescription rates remain far below high-income countries
Choudhry, Niteesh K; Dugani, Sagar; Shrank, William; Polinski, Jennifer Milan; Stark, Christina E.; Gupta, Rajeev; Prabhakaran, Dorairaj; Brill, Gregory; Jha, Prabhat (Project HOPE, 2014)Statin use has increased substantially in North America and Europe, with resultant reductions in cardiovascular mortality. However, little is known about statin use in lower-income countries. India is of interest because ... -
Geographic patterns in patient demographics and insulin use in 18 countries, a global perspective from the multinational observational study assessing insulin use: understanding the challenges associated with progression of therapy (MOSAIc)
Polinski, Jennifer M.; Kim, Seoyoung C.; Jiang, Dingfeng; Hassoun, Ahmed; Shrank, William H.; Cos, Xavier; Rodríguez-Vigil, Efraín; Suzuki, Shuichi; Matsuba, Ikuro; Seeger, John D.; Eddings, Wesley; Brill, Gregory; Curtis, Bradley H. (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Among patients with type 2 diabetes, insulin intensification to achieve glycemic targets occurs less often than clinically indicated. Barriers to intensification are not well understood. We present patients’ ... -
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use and Perioperative Bleeding and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Cohort Study
Gagne, Joshua J; Polinski, Jennifer Milan; Rassen, Jeremy; Fischer, Michael Adam; Seeger, John; Franklin, Jessica Myers; Liu, Jun; Schneeweiss, Sebastian; Choudhry, Niteesh Kumar (Springer Science + Business Media, 2015)INTRODUCTION: Several small studies have reported inconsistent findings about the safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We sought to ... -
Trends in Insulin Initiation and Treatment Intensification Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Patrick, Amanda; Fischer, Michael Adam; Choudhry, Niteesh Kumar; Shrank, W; Seeger, John; Liu, Jun; Avorn, Jerry Lewis; Polinski, Jennifer Milan (Springer Science + Business Media, 2014)BACKGROUND: Many patients with type 2 diabetes eventually require insulin, yet little is known about the patterns and quality of pharmacologic care received following insulin initiation. Guidelines from the American Diabetes ... -
Type of stress ulcer prophylaxis and risk of nosocomial pneumonia in cardiac surgical patients: cohort study
Bateman, Brian T; Bykov, Katsiaryna; Choudhry, Niteesh K; Schneeweiss, Sebastian; Gagne, Joshua J; Polinski, Jennifer M; Franklin, Jessica M; Doherty, Michael; Fischer, Michael A; Rassen, Jeremy A (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2013)Objective: To examine the relation between the type of stress ulcer prophylaxis administered and the risk of postoperative pneumonia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Design: Retrospective cohort ...