Clinical characteristics, pharmacotherapy, and healthcare resource use among patients with fibromyalgia newly prescribed pregabalin or tricyclic antidepressants

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-44

  Gore, Mugdha ^a   Tai, Kei Sing ^a   Chandran, Arthi ^b   Zlateva, Gergana ^b   Leslie, Douglas ^c  

^a Avalon Health Solutions Inc   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Fibromyalgia; Pregabalin; Treatment patterns; Tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUTORPHANOL; CAPSAICIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NALBUPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PENTAZOCINE; PREGABALIN; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TETRACYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRAMADOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856055593     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2011.629263     Document Type: Article

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