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Predictors of exposure to high-priority drug-drug interactions among non-elderly adults in Quebec, Canada [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

The predictors of exposure to DDI among the population of non-elderly community-dwelling adults are unknown. Population Studied: Community-dwelling non-elderly adults (19-64 years) residents of Quebec and covered by the public prescription drug insurance between 2014 and 2017.

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Churning out of insurance among patients with diabetes served in US Community Health Centers [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Health insurance instability may be particularly challenging for patients with diabetes who need regular chronic care management to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. Outcome Measures: Churning was defined as having two or more consecutive uninsured visits after the baseline insured visit.

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Exposure to high-priority drug-drug interactions among non-elderly adults in Quebec: a cohort study [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objectives: 1) To measure the frequency of exposure to high-priority DDI among non-elderly community-dwelling non-elderly adults in Québec. Population: a 5% random sample of adult (19-64y) Quebec residents covered by the public drug insurance in 2014-2017 was used. Results: 1) 11.7% (95% CI: 11.5-12.0)

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

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Medical Cannabis Revisted: A Podcast with David Casarett and Eloise Theisen

GeriPal

This is back in, I don’t know, like 2014 maybe. And you could say the same thing about insurance companies. Insurance companies will pay for a lot of drugs that have really not a whole lot of evidence at a lot of costs. But to this day, I haven’t heard of an insurance company that’s willing to cover cannabis.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

But then once it was open, started seeing a lot of other populations: not just our own hospital population, but a lot more just community members calling with concerns about driving. Emmy: Within my company, we partner with hospital-based and outpatient community-based occupational therapists to do more of that initial screening and triage.

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