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Hempenius M, Luijken K, de Boer A, Klungel O, Groenwold R, Gardarsdottir H. Quality of reporting of drug exposure in pharmacoepidemiological studies. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2020; 29:1141-1150. [PMID: 32394589 PMCID: PMC7539966 DOI: 10.1002/pds.5020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Purpose Exposure definitions vary across pharmacoepidemiological studies. Therefore, transparent reporting of exposure definitions is important for interpretation of published study results. We aimed to assess the quality of reporting of exposure to identify where improvement may be needed. Method We systematically reviewed observational pharmacoepidemiological studies that used routinely collected health data, published in 2017 in six pharmacoepidemiological journals. Reporting of exposure was scored using 11 items of the ISPE‐ISPOR guideline on reporting of pharmacoepidemiological studies. Results Of the 91 studies included, all studies reported the type of exposure (100%), while most reported the exposure risk window (85%) and the exposure assessment window (98%). Operationalization of the exposure window was described infrequently: 16% (14/90) of the studies explicitly reported the presence or absence of an induction period if applicable, 11% (5/47), and 35% (17/49) reported how stockpiling and gaps between exposure episodes were handled, respectively, and 35% (17/49) explicitly mentioned the exposure extension. Switching/add‐on was reported in 62% (50/81). How switching between drugs was dealt with and specific drug codes were reported in 52 (57%) and 24 (26%) studies, respectively. Conclusion Publications of pharmacoepidemiological studies frequently reported the type of exposure, the exposure risk window, and the exposure assessment window. However, more details on exposure assessment are needed, especially when it concerns the operationalization of the exposure risk window (eg, the presence or absence of an induction period or exposure extension, handling of stockpiling and gaps, and specific codes), to allow for correct interpretation, reproducibility, and assessment of validity.
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- Mirjam Hempenius
- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Division Laboratories, Pharmacy and Biomedical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Yurre ARD, Silva JDFD, Torres MKDS, Martins EL, Ramos IP, Silva WSFLD, Sarpa JDS, Guedes CCDS, Napoleão TH, Coelho LCBB, Paiva PMG, Medei E. Evaluation of the Cardiac Effects of a Water-Soluble Lectin (Wsmol) from Moringa Oleifera Seeds. Arq Bras Cardiol 2020; 114:1029-1037. [PMID: 32187285 PMCID: PMC8416120 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20190071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Fundsamento As sementes de Moringa oleifera , que são utilizadas para clarificação de água, contêm uma lectina chamada WSMoL que tem mostrado atividade antibacteriana e imunomoduladora in vitro . Devido ao seu valor nutritivo e potencial terapêutico, as folhas e as sementes dessa árvore são consumidas em algumas comunidades. Algumas lectinas de plantas não são tóxicas para mamíferos, mas tem sido relatado que outras são prejudiciais quando ingeridas ou administradas por outros meios. Objetivo Como um dos passos necessários para determinar a segurança de WSMoL, nós avaliamos os possíveis efeitos cardiotóxicos desta proteína purificada. Métodos Durante 21 dias consecutivos, a WSMoL foi administrada a camundongos por gavagem. Foram investigadas as funções eletrofisiológicas, mecânicas e metabólicas in vivo e ex vivo por meio de registros eletrocardiográficos, ressonância magnética nuclear e respirometria de alta resolução. Resultados O tratamento com WSMoL não induziu alterações nos níveis de glicose no sangue ou peso corporal em comparação com o grupo controle. Adicionalmente, as relações peso cardíaco/peso corporal e peso cardíaco/comprimento tibial estavam semelhantes em ambos os grupos. A ingestão de lectina também não modificou a tolerância à glicose ou resistência à insulina. Não foram observadas alterações nos parâmetros eletrocardiográficos ou na duração do potencial de ação cardíaco. Os corações dos camundongos dos grupos controle e WSMoL mostraram função ventricular esquerda preservada. Além disso, a WSMoL não induziu alterações na função mitocondrial (em todos os casos, p > 0,05). Conclusões A administração de WSMoL demonstrou ter um perfil de segurança cardíaca. Estes resultados contribuem à avaliação de segurança do uso de sementes de M. oleifera para tratar água, visto que essa lectina está presente na preparação empregada por algumas populações com esse fim. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; [online].ahead print, PP.0-0)
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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Quinn KL, Hsu AT, Smith G, Stall N, Detsky AS, Kavalieratos D, Lee DS, Bell CM, Tanuseputro P. Association Between Palliative Care and Death at Home in Adults With Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e013844. [PMID: 32070207 PMCID: PMC7335572 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.013844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background Palliative care is associated with improved symptom control and quality of life in people with heart failure. There is conflicting evidence as to whether it is associated with a greater likelihood of death at home in this population. The objective of this study was to describe the delivery of newly initiated palliative care services in adults who die with heart failure and measure the association between receipt of palliative care and death at home compared with those who did not receive palliative care. Methods and Results We performed a population-based cohort study using linked health administrative data in Ontario, Canada of 74 986 community-dwelling adults with heart failure who died between 2010 and 2015. Seventy-five percent of community-dwelling adults with heart failure died in a hospital. Patients who received any palliative care were twice as likely to die at home compared with those who did not receive it (adjusted odds ratio 2.12 [95% CI, 2.03-2.20]; P<0.01). Delivery of home-based palliative care had a higher association with death at home (adjusted odds ratio 11.88 [95% CI, 9.34-15.11]; P<0.01), as did delivery during transitions of care between inpatient and outpatient care settings (adjusted odds ratio 8.12 [95% CI, 6.41-10.27]; P<0.01). Palliative care was most commonly initiated late in the course of a person's disease (≤30 days before death, 45.2% of subjects) and led by nonspecialist palliative care physicians 61% of the time. Conclusions Most adults with heart failure die in a hospital. Providing palliative care near the end-of-life was associated with an increased likelihood of dying at home. These findings suggest that scaling existing palliative care programs to increase access may improve end-of-life care in people dying with chronic noncancer illness.
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- Kieran L Quinn
- Department of Medicine University of Toronto Ontario Canada.,ICES Toronto and Ottawa Ontario Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Ontario Canada.,Department of Medicine Sinai Health System Toronto Ontario Canada
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- ICES Toronto and Ottawa Ontario Canada.,Clinical Epidemiology Program Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Ottawa Ontario Canada.,School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine University of Ottawa Ontario Canada.,Bruyère Research Institute Ottawa Ontario Canada
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- ICES Toronto and Ottawa Ontario Canada.,Clinical Epidemiology Program Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Ottawa Ontario Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Ontario Canada.,Women's College Research Institute Women's College Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada.,Division of Geriatric Medicine University of Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Medicine University of Toronto Ontario Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Ontario Canada.,Department of Medicine Sinai Health System Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Medicine University of Toronto Ontario Canada.,ICES Toronto and Ottawa Ontario Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Medicine University of Toronto Ontario Canada.,ICES Toronto and Ottawa Ontario Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation University of Toronto Ontario Canada.,Department of Medicine Sinai Health System Toronto Ontario Canada
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- ICES Toronto and Ottawa Ontario Canada.,Clinical Epidemiology Program Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Ottawa Ontario Canada.,School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine University of Ottawa Ontario Canada.,Bruyère Research Institute Ottawa Ontario Canada.,Department of Medicine University of Ottawa Ontario Canada
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Quinn KL, Campitelli MA, Diong C, Daneman N, Stall NM, Morris AM, Detsky AS, Jeffs L, Maxwell CJ, Bell CM, Bronskill SE. Association between Physician Intensity of Antibiotic Prescribing and the Prescription of Benzodiazepines, Opioids and Proton-Pump Inhibitors to Nursing Home Residents: a Population-Based Observational Study. J Gen Intern Med 2019; 34:2763-2771. [PMID: 31576508 PMCID: PMC6854144 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05333-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prescribing patterns for episodic medications, such as antibiotics, might make useful surrogate measures of a physician's overall prescribing practice because use is common, and variation exists across prescribers. However, the extent to which a physician's current antibiotic prescribing practices are associated with the rate of prescription of other potentially harmful medications remains unknown. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between a physician's rate of antibiotic prescribing and their prescribing rate of benzodiazepines, opioids and proton-pump inhibitors in older adults. DESIGN Population-based cohort study in nursing homes in Ontario, Canada, which provides comprehensive clinical, behavioural and functional information on all patients. PARTICIPANTS 1926 physicians who provided care among 128,979 physician-patient pairs in 2015. MAIN MEASURES Likelihood of prescribing a benzodiazepine, opioid or proton-pump inhibitor between low-, average- and high-intensity antibiotic prescribers, adjusted for patient characteristics. KEY RESULTS Compared with average-intensity antibiotic prescribers, high-intensity prescribers had an increased likelihood of prescribing a benzodiazepine (odds ratio 1.21 [95% CI, 1.11-1.32]), an opioid (odds ratio 1.28 [95% CI, 1.17-1.39]) or a proton-pump inhibitor (odds ratio 1.38 [95% CI, 1.27-1.51]]. High-intensity antibiotic prescribers were more likely to be high prescribers of all three medications (odds ratio 6.24 [95% CI, 2.90-13.39]) and also more likely to initiate all three medications, compared with average-intensity prescribers. CONCLUSIONS The intensity of a physician's episodic antibiotic prescribing was significantly associated with the likelihood of new and continued prescribing of opioids, benzodiazepines and proton-pump inhibitors in nursing homes. Patterns of episodic prescribing may be a useful mechanism to target physician-level interventions to optimize general prescribing behaviors, instead of prescribing behaviors for single medications.
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- Kieran L Quinn
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. .,ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada. .,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. .,Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health & Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- ICES, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Network Meta-analysis of the Cardiovascular Safety of Macrolides. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018; 62:AAC.00438-18. [PMID: 29610207 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00438-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Studies reporting an increased risk for cardiac toxicities with macrolide antibiotics have raised concern regarding their cardiovascular safety. We sought to assess the cardiac safety of macrolide antibiotics as a class and of the individual agents by conducting a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched up to February 2018 for studies reporting on cardiovascular outcomes with macrolides. We followed the PRISMA 2009 guidelines for data selection and extraction. Outcomes were pooled using random-effects models and odds ratios (OR), and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for arrhythmia, cardiovascular death, and myocardial infarction (MI). A total of 33 studies and data on 22,601,032 subjects were retrieved and included in the current meta-analyses. Macrolide use was not associated with the risk of arrhythmia or cardiovascular mortality. In the primary analysis, macrolide use was associated with a small but statistically significant 15% increase in risk for MI (OR = 1.15 [95% CI, 1.01 to 1.30]). In indirect network meta-analysis, erythromycin and clarithromycin were ranked considerably more likely to be associated with a higher risk for MI and significantly associated with increased risk of MI compared to azithromycin (OR = 1.58 [95% CI, 1.18 to 2.11] and OR = 1.41 [95% CI, 1.11 to 1.81], respectively). Our findings indicate that macrolide antibiotics as a group are associated with a significant risk for MI but not for arrhythmia and cardiovascular mortality. Among the macrolides, erythromycin and clarithromycin were associated with a greater risk of MI. However, it is possible that the association between macrolide use and risk of MI is the result of residual confounding.
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