2012
State Medicaid Programs Did Not Make Use Of Prior Authorization To Promote Safer Prescribing After Rosiglitazone Warning
Ross JS, Jackevicius C, Krumholz HM, Ridgeway J, Montori VM, Alexander GC, Zerzan J, Fan J, Shah ND. State Medicaid Programs Did Not Make Use Of Prior Authorization To Promote Safer Prescribing After Rosiglitazone Warning. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 188-198. PMID: 22232110, PMCID: PMC3319744, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState Medicaid programsPreferred drugDrug listPrior authorizationMedicaid programSafety warningsPrior authorization programHigh-cost drugsDiabetes medicationsPrescribing ratesEffective prescribingSafe prescribingMedicaid beneficiariesDiabetes drugsPrescribingState MedicaidHeart attackRosiglitazoneDrug availabilityDrugsAuthorization programPrescriptionMinimal changesMedicationsProviders
2011
Adherence of Pharmaceutical Advertisements in Medical Journals to FDA Guidelines and Content for Safe Prescribing
Korenstein D, Keyhani S, Mendelson A, Ross JS. Adherence of Pharmaceutical Advertisements in Medical Journals to FDA Guidelines and Content for Safe Prescribing. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e23336. PMID: 21858076, PMCID: PMC3157354, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafe prescribingPharmaceutical advertisementsCross-sectional analysisFDA guidelinesAdherence ratesCounter medicationsMedian 2Inclusion criteriaDisease awarenessCurrent FDA guidelinesDrug AdministrationPrescribingPharmaceutical advertisingSerious riskUnique advertisementsAdherenceDrug namesPublic healthStudy limitationsEfficacy informationGuideline itemsMedical journalsGuidelinesFDARisk