Browsing by Author "Seeger, John"
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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 ... -
A cross-sectional study of the identification of prevalent asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among initiators of long-acting β-agonists in health insurance claims data
Dore, David D; Ziyadeh, Najat; Cai, Bin; Clifford, C Robin; Norman, Heather; Seeger, John D (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Claims data are potentially useful for identifying long-acting β-agonist (LABA) use by patients with asthma, a practice that is associated with increased mortality. We evaluated the accuracy of claims data for ... -
Drug Safety in the Digital Age
Hwang, Thomas J; Bourgeois, Florence Tanya; Seeger, John (New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 2014) -
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’ ... -
Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes among Women with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Wyszynski, Diego F.; Carman, Wendy J.; Cantor, Alan B.; Graham, John M.; Kunz, Liza H.; Slavotinek, Anne M.; Kirby, Russell S.; Seeger, John (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)Objective:. To examine pregnancy and birth outcomes among women with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) or chronic ITP (cITP) diagnosed before or during pregnancy. Methods. A linkage of mothers and babies within a ... -
Real world effectiveness of primary implantable cardioverter defibrillators implanted during hospital admissions for exacerbation of heart failure or other acute co-morbidities: cohort study of older patients with heart failure
Chen, Chih-Ying; Stevenson, Lynne Warner; Stewart, Garrick C; Bhatt, Deepak L; Desai, Manisha; Seeger, John D; Williams, Lauren; Jalbert, Jessica J; Setoguchi, Soko (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2015)Objectives: To examine the effectiveness of primary implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in elderly patients receiving the device during a hospital admission for exacerbation of heart failure or other acute ... -
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 ... -
The Zelnorm Epidemiologic Study (ZEST): A Cohort Study Evaluating Incidence of Abdominal and Pelvic Surgery Related to Tegaserod Treatment
Seeger, John; Quinn, Sherry; Earnest, David L; Lembo, Anthony J.; Kuo, Braden; Rivero, Elena; Walker, Alexander M. (BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Pre-marketing clinical studies of tegaserod suggested an increased risk of abdominal surgery, particularly cholecystectomy. We sought to quantify the association between tegaserod use and the occurrence of ...