The cost of being excluded: Impact of excluded medications under medicare part D on nursing home residents

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 415-420

  Stefanacci, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; COSMETIC; DIAZEPAM; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; LORAZEPAM; MEGESTROL ACETATE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OMEPRAZOLE; OXANDROLONE; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM; VITAMIN;

DRUG LEGISLATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MEDICARE MODERNIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT ACT; NURSING HOME; REVIEW;

EID: 28744441118     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 Final Regulation Title I. CMS 4068-F. Section 423.100. Available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicarereform/pdbma/4068- F.pdf. Accessed August 11, 2005.
2. Social Security Act. Payment for Coverage Outpatient Drugs. SSA 1927(d)(2)(J). Available at: http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title19/1927.htm. Accessed August 11, 2005.
3. R. Bernabei, G. Gambassi, K. Lapane Characteristics of the SAGE Database A new resource for research on outcomes in long-term care J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 54 1999 M25 M33
4. D.E. Tobias, M. Sey General and psychotherapeutic medication use in 328 nursing facilities A Year 2000 national survey Consult Pharm 16 2001 54
5. M. Fouts, J. Hanlon, C. Pieper, E. Perfetto, J. Feinberg Identification of Elderly Nursing Facility Patients at High Risk for Drug-Related Problems The Consultant Pharmacist 12 1997 1103 1111
6. T. Higashi, P.G. Shekelle, D.H. Solomon The Quality of pharmacologic care for vulnerable older patients Ann Intern Med 40 2004 714 720
7. J.F. Moeller, S.B. Cohen, E. Hock Projecting National Medical Expenditure Survey data a framework for MEPS projections 2002 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Rockville, MD MEPS Methodology Report No. 13. AHRQ Pub. No. 02-0009.
8. Rhoades JA, Sommers JP. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Chartbook #6: Nursing Home Expenses, 1987 and 1996. Available at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/ papers/cb06_01-0029/cb6.htm#Introduction. Accessed September 30, 2005.
9. Epilepsy Foundation Epilepsy A Report to the Nation 1999 Epilepsy Foundation Landover, MD
10. M.H. Beers Explicit criteria for determining potentially inappropriate medication use by the elderly Arch Intern Med 157 1997 1531 1536
11. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Guidelines for Potentially Inappropriate Medications in the Elderly. Available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ quality/mds20/2005AppendixE.pdf. Accessed September 30, 2005.
12. A.K. Wagner, F. Zhang, S.B. Soumerai Benzodiazepine use and hip fractures in the elderly Who is at greatest risk? Arch Intern Med 164 2004 1567 1572
13. B.K. Alldredge, A.M. Gelb, S.M. Isaacs A comparison of lorazepam, diazepam, and placebo for the treatment of out-of-hospital status epilepticus N Engl J Med 349 2001 631 637
14. H.R. Mattson Comparison of carbamzaepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, and primidone in article and secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures N Engl J Med 313 1985 145 151
15. P. Gareri, T. Gravina, G. Ferreri, G. De Sarro Treatment of epilepsy in the elderly Prog Neurobiol 58 1999 389 407
16. D.L. Coulter Withdrawal of barbiturate anticonvulsant drugs Prospective controlled study Am J Ment Retardation 93 1988 320 327
17. R. Noyes, J. Clancy, B.L. Coryell Benzodiazepine withdrawal A review of the evidence J Clin Psychiatry 49 1988 382 389
18. H.V. Curran, R. Collins, S. Fletcher, S.C.Y. Kee, B. Woods, S. Liffe Older adults and withdrawal from benzodiazepine hypnotics in general practice Effects on cognitive function, sleep, mood and quality of life Psychol Med 33 2003 1223 1237
19. N. Heather, A. Bowie, H. Ashton Randomised controlled trial of two brief interventions against long-term benzodiazepine use Outcome of intervention Addiction Research and Theory 12 2004 141 154
20. U. Busto, E.M. Sellers, C.A. Naranjo Withdrawal reaction after long-term use of benzodiazepines N Engl J Med 315 1986 854 859
21. E.P. Bouras, S.M. Lange, J.S. Scolapio Rational approach to patients with unintentional weight loss Mayo Clin Proc 76 2001 923 929
22. B. Ferrell Management of persistent pain in elderly persons J Am Geriatr Soc 50 2002 S205