Delay in filling the initial prescription for a statin: A potential early indicator of medication nonpersistence

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 761-774

  Yu, Andrew Peng ^a,d   Yu, Yanni F ^a,e   Nichol, Michael B ^a   Gwadry Sridhar, Femida ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^e BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; discontinuation; dispensation delay; persistence

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CERIVASTATIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FLUINDOSTATIN; MEVINOLIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43549101561     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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