2023
Longitudinal Patterns in Testosterone Prescribing After US FDA Safety Communication in 2014
Sankar A, Everhart A, Jena A, Jeffery M, Ross J, Shah N, Karaca-Mandic P. Longitudinal Patterns in Testosterone Prescribing After US FDA Safety Communication in 2014. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2023, 49: 458-466. PMID: 37380503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseFDA safety communicationPhysician characteristicsLabel prescribingCare physiciansTestosterone prescribingService administrative claims dataNon-primary care physiciansCertain physician characteristicsDrug Administration (FDA) safety communicationPrimary care physiciansAdministrative claims dataCase mix indexTestosterone therapyArtery diseaseTestosterone prescriptionsPrescribing levelsMean agePrescription trendsTeaching hospitalClaims dataPrescription levelsMedicare feePrescribingUS Food
2021
Association of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Rates With Black Box Warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration
Sankar A, Swanson KM, Zhou J, Jena AB, Ross JS, Shah ND, Karaca-Mandic P. Association of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing Rates With Black Box Warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2136662. PMID: 34851398, PMCID: PMC8637256, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareAnti-Bacterial AgentsBronchitisCross-Sectional StudiesDrug LabelingDrug PrescriptionsFemaleFluoroquinolonesHealth Plan ImplementationHumansInterrupted Time Series AnalysisMaleMedicareMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'SinusitisUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsPrescribing of fluoroquinolonesCross-sectional studyBlack box warningFDA warningCare physiciansPrescribing levelsBox warningMAIN OUTCOMEUS FoodDrug AdministrationMedicare administrative claims dataUncomplicated urinary tract infectionsNon-primary care physiciansAcute care visitsUrinary tract infectionFDA black box warningPrimary care physiciansAdministrative claims dataCase mix indexFluoroquinolone prescriptionsPrescribing trendsCare visitsPrescribing ratesTract infectionsOutpatient visits