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Temporal trends in adherence to cardiovascular medications in elderly patients after hospitalization for heart failure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20827266     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Although the complexity of treatment regimens for patients with heart failure (HF) has increased over time because of the increased availability of efficacious medications, little is known about temporal trends in adherence to treatment regimens in these patients. We assessed trends in adherence to angiotensin-system blockers (ABs), β-blockers (BBs), and spironolactone (SL) for HF in Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in two statewide pharmacy benefit programs from 1995 to 2004. The proportion of days covered (PDC) (%) was assessed after the first dispensing among users of an AB, BB, or SL. Proportions of full adherence (PDC >80%) did not change over time for ABs (54% in both 1996 and 2003) but increased slightly for BBs (from 47% in 1996 to 57% in 2003) and SL (from 31% in 1996 to 42% in 2003). Black race and dialysis treatment predicted poor adherence to any medications. Adherence to BBs and SL increased modestly over time, but overall nonadherence remained high.
Authors:
S Setoguchi; N K Choudhry; R Levin; W H Shrank; W C Winkelmayer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.     Date:  2010-09-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics     Volume:  88     ISSN:  1532-6535     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Pharmacol. Ther.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-21     Completed Date:  2010-10-20     Revised Date:  2011-04-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372741     Medline TA:  Clin Pharmacol Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  548-54     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. ssetoguchi@partners.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Cardiovascular Agents / administration & dosage*,  therapeutic use
Cohort Studies
Female
Heart Failure / drug therapy*
Humans
Insurance Claim Review
Male
Medication Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data*
Socioeconomic Factors
Spironolactone / therapeutic use
Time Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K02-HS017731/HS/AHRQ HHS; K23 HL090505-05/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; 0/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Cardiovascular Agents; 52-01-7/Spironolactone

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