
Connecting Communities for Drug Safety Collaboration
Literature Review References
Statin Use Case
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Cziraky, M.., Wiley, et al (2006). "Statin Safety: An Assessment Using an Administrative Claims Database."American Journal of Cardiology ?97 (8): 61-67.
De Abajo, FJ., Montero, et al (2004). "Acute and Clinically Relevant Drug-induced Liver Injury: a Population based Case-Control Study." British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 58(1):71-80.
De Denus, S., Spinler, et al (2004). "Statins and Liver Toxicity: A Meta- Analysis." Pharmacotherapy ?24 (5) 584-590.
Einarson, T, Metge, ?et al (2002). ?"An Examination of the Effect of cytochrome P450 Drug Interactions of hydroxymetthylglutaryl-coenzyme a reductase inhibitors on Health Care Utilization: A Canadian Population-based study." Clinical Therapeutics ?24 (12) 2126-2136.
Famularo, G.F., Miele, et al (2007). "Case Report: Liver Toxicity and Rosuvastatin Therapy." World Journal of Gastroenterology 13 (8) 1286-1288.
Goettsch, W.G; Heintjes, et al (2006). "Results from a rosuvastatin historical cohort study in more than 45000 Dutch statin users, a PHARMO Study" Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 15 (5) 435-443.
Graham, D., Staffa, et al (2004). ?"Incidence of Hospitalized Rhabdomyolysis in Patients Treated with Lipid Lowering Drugs"? JAMA? (21)? NEED MONTH 292; 2585-2590.
Guallar, R; Rodriquez, (2007). "Efficacy and Safety of Statins in Older Adults: A Meta-analysis" Journal of Gerontology, Series A Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences ?62 (8): 879-87.
Famularo G.; Miele, et al (2007). "Liver Toxicity or Rosuvastatin Therapy" World Journal of Gastroenterology 13 (8) 1286-1288.
Hennekens, CH. Holar, et al (2007). ?"Update for Primary Healthcare Providers: Recent Statin Trials and Revised National Cholesterol Education Program III Guidelines"? Medscape General Medicine. 8 (1) 54.
Hildemann, SK; Barho et al (2007). ?"Dual Cholesterol Inhibition with ezetimibe/simvastatin in Pre-treated Hypercholesterolaemic Patients with Coronary Heart Disease or Diabetes Mellitus: Prospective Observational Cohort Studies in Clinical Practice". Current Medical Research and Opinion. 23 (4) 713-9.
Insull, W.; Ghalli, et al (2007)." Achieving Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Goal; Patients in Managed Care: Comparison of Rosuvastatin and Simvastatin in the SOLAR? Trial." Mayo Clinic Proc. 82 (5)543-550.
Kashani, A, Phillips et al (2006). "Risks Associated with Statin Therapy: A Systematic Overview of Randomized Clinical Trials". Circulation, American Heart Association. 114 (25) 2788-2797.
McAfee, A. T., E. E. Ming, et al. (2006). "The comparative safety of rosuvastatin: a retrospective matched cohort study in over 48,000 initiators of statin therapy." Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 15(7): 444-53.
McClure, D, Valuck et al (2007). "Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinically relavant adverse events from HMG CoA reductase inhibitor trials worldwide from 1982-present." Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 16 (2) 132-43.
McKenney, J.M (2006). ?"An Assessment of Statin Safety." The American Journal of Managed Care. 12 (11) 3110-317.
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Warfarin Use Case
Aguilar, M, Hart, R., et al (2007). "Treatment of warfarin associated Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Literature Review and Expert Opinion." Mayo Clinic Proceedings ?82 (1) 82-92.
Aspinall, S, DeSanzo, et al (2005). "Bleeding Risk Index in an Anticoagulation Clinic," Journal General Internal Medicine 20 (7) 1008-1013.
Berwaerts, J, Dijkuizen, R., et al (2000). "Prediction of Functional Outcome and In-hospital Mortality after ?Admission with Oral Anti-coagulation related Intracerebral Hemorrhage." Stroke ?31 2558-62.
Delaney, J, Opatrny, L, et al (2007). "Drug Drug interactions between Antithrombotic Medications and the Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding." Canadian? Medical Association Journal 177 (4) 347-51.
Fang, M, Chang, Y, et al (2004).? "Advanced Age, Anticoagulation Intensity, and Risk for Intracranial Hemorrhage among Patients taking warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation." Annals of Internal Medicine 11 (10) 745-752.
Go, A., Hylek, et al (2001). "Prevalence of Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation in Adults: National Implications for Rythym Management and Stroke Prevention: The Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) Study." Journal of American Medical Association? 285 (18) 2370-2375.
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Hollowell, J., A. Ruigomez, et al. (2003). "The incidence of Bleeding Complications associated with Warfarin Treatment in General Practice in the United Kingdom." Br J Gen Pract 53(489): 312-4.
Hylek, E. Regan, S (2001). "Clinical Predictors of Prolonged Delay in Return of the International Normalized Ratio to within the Therapeutic Range after Excessive Anticoagulation with Warfarin." Annals of Internal Medicine 135 (6) 393-99.
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Shireman, T; Mahnken, ?et al (2006). "Development of a Contemporary Bleeding Risk Model for Elderly Warfarin Participants." CHEST 130 (5) 1390-1396.
Strong, S, Halperin (2007). "Confronting Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly: Stroke Risk Stratification and emerging Antithrombotic Therapies." Geriatrics 62 (3) 22-7.
Wyowski, D., Nourjah, et al (2007). "Bleeding Complications with Warfarin Use: A Prevalent Adverse Effect Resulting in Regulatory Action." Archives of Internal Medicine 167 (13) 1414-1419.
Zhuang, K., Young, et al (2006). Administrative Claims Analysis of the Relationship Between warfarin Use and Risk of Hemorrhage Including Drug-Drug and Drug-Disease Interactions, Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy 12 (8) 640-648.
