Articles

1. Safety of Combined Statin and Fibrate Therapy: Risks of Liver Injury and Acute Kidney Injury in a Cohort Study from the Shizuoka Kokuho Database

   • Yohei Sobukawa
   • Taichi Hatta
   • Eiji Nakatani

   Original Research Article Open access 10 May 2024

   

2. Economic Evaluation of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Among Adults Against Hospitalization During the Omicron Dominated Period in Malaysia: A Real-World Evidence Perspective

   • Ee Vien Low
   • Hoon Shien Teh
   • Kalaiarasu M. Peariasamy

   Original Research Article Open access 10 May 2024

   

3. Treatment Patterns, Acute Healthcare Resource Use, and Costs of Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression Completing Induction Phase of Esketamine in the United States

   • Lisa Harding
   • Kruti Joshi
   • Dominic Pilon

   Original Research Article Open access 10 May 2024

   

4. Treatment Patterns of Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs and Janus Kinase Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Japan: A Claims-Based Cohort Study

   • Masahiko Miyashiro
   • Teita Asano
   • Junya Masuda

   Original Research Article Open access 10 April 2024

   

5. Correction to: Efficacy of Three Teriparatide Preparations and Romosozumab, Osteogenesis Promoters, in the Treatment of Fresh Vertebral Fractures: A Retrospective Observational Study

   • Kouken Hayashi

   Correction Open access 06 April 2024

   

6. Effectiveness of Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745 in Adult Indian Patients with Diarrhoea: A Real-world, Multicentre, Retrospective, Comparative Study

   • Bhaskar Bikash Pal
   • Rupali Vinodchandra Bandagi
   • Snehal Shah

   Original Research Article Open access 06 April 2024

   

7. Ceftaroline Fosamil for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia: A Real-World Comparative Clinical Outcomes Study

   • Jennifer Hammond
   • Michael Benigno
   • Jennifer L. Nguyen

   Original Research Article Open access 02 April 2024

   

8. Relationship Between Clozapine and Non-Hematological Malignant Tumors: A Pharmacovigilance Analysis Using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System Database

   • Yuichi Uwai
   • Tomohiro Nabekura

   Short Communication Open access 01 April 2024

   

9. Effect of Ferric Carboxymaltose Versus Low-Dose Intravenous Iron Therapy and Iron Sucrose on the Total Cost of Care in Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia: A US Claims Database Analysis

   • Winghan Jacqueline Kwong
   • Kevin Wang
   • Ralph Boccia

   Original Research Article Open access 19 March 2024

   

10. Diagnosis and Treatment Patterns of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension in Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia: A Registry Study

    • Hürrem Gül Öngen
    • Bahri Akdeniz
    • the CTEPH EMEA Registry Investigators

    Original Research Article Open access 21 February 2024 Pages: 149 - 165

    

11. Disease-Modifying Medications in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the USA: Trends from 2016 to 2021

    • Samuel K. Peasah
    • Elizabeth C. S. Swart
    • Chester B. Good

    Original Research Article Open access 18 February 2024

    

12. An Observational Study to Determine the Real-Life Effectiveness of MP-AzeFlu^® in Austrian Patients with Persistent Allergic Rhinitis

    • Katharina Marth
    • Andreas Renner
    • Hans Christian Kuhl

    Original Research Article Open access 13 February 2024

    

13. Causality Assessment Between Drugs and Fatal Cerebral Haemorrhage Using Electronic Medical Records: Comparative Evaluation of Disease-Specific and Conventional Methods

    • Miki Ohta
    • Satoru Miyawaki
    • Nobuhito Saito

    Original Research Article Open access 06 February 2024

    

14. Cabozantinib and Axitinib After Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study from England

    • Janet Brown
    • Brooke Harrow
    • Andrew Protheroe

    Original Research Article Open access 24 January 2024

    

15. Risk of Major Congenital Malformations Associated with the Use of Japanese Traditional (Kampo) Medicine Containing Ephedra During the First Trimester of Pregnancy

    • Aoi Noda
    • Taku Obara
    • Shinichi Kuriyama

    Original Research Article Open access 19 January 2024

    

16. Trends in Anti-Influenza Drug Prescription and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting After the Lifting of Oseltamivir Prescribing Restrictions in Pediatric Outpatients: An Ecological Study Using the MDV Analyzer^® And the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report Database

    • Misaki Tokunaga
    • Daisuke Kikuchi
    • Kouji Okada

    Short Communication Open access 18 January 2024

    

17. Economic Burden of Parkinson’s Disease: A Multinational, Real-World, Cost-of-Illness Study

    • K. Ray Chaudhuri
    • Jean-Philippe Azulay
    • Pablo Martinez-Martin

    Original Research Article Open access 09 January 2024 Pages: 1 - 11

    

18. Evaluation of Triple Whammy Prescriptions After the Implementation of a Drug Safety Algorithm

    • Hendrike Dahmke
    • Jana Schelshorn
    • Claudia Zaugg

    Original Research Article Open access 06 January 2024 Pages: 125 - 135

    

19. Post Hospitalization Clinical Quality Outcomes Among US Patients with Schizophrenia Treated with a Long-Acting Injectable or Switched to a New Oral Antipsychotic: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    • Charmi Patel
    • Seth Emont
    • Carmela Benson

    Original Research Article Open access 21 December 2023 Pages: 69 - 79

    

20. Effectiveness of Oral Cephalexin-Clavulanic Acid, Cefuroxime, and Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid in the Management of Dental Infections: A Real-World, Retrospective, Electronic Medical Record-Based Study in India

    • Kalyan Banerjee
    • Ajay Kakkar
    • Sadhna Joglekar

    Original Research Article Open access 18 December 2023 Pages: 53 - 68

    

21. Author Correction: Signal Detection and Assessment of Herb–Drug Interactions: Saudi Food and Drug Authority Experience

    • Waad Alghamdi
    • Nouf Al-Fadel
    • Fawaz Alharbi

    Author Correction Open access 07 December 2023 Pages: 587 - 587

22. A Prospective Real-World Study of Bacillus clausii Evaluating Use, Treatment Habits and Patient Satisfaction in Italian Community Pharmacies: The PEGASO Study

    • Corrado Giua
    • Flora Romano
    • SIFAC group of clinical pharmacists (SGCP)

    Original Research Article Open access 04 December 2023 Pages: 137 - 147

    

23. Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Coexistent Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Dyslipidemia: A Retrospective Study from India

    • Jamshed Dalal
    • Praveen Chandra
    • Snehal Shah

    Original Research Article Open access 01 December 2023 Pages: 167 - 176

    

24. Association of Antipsychotic Drugs with the Risk of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism: A Retrospective Study of Data from a Japanese Inpatient Database

    • Hiroyuki Hashimoto
    • Shinobu Imai
    • Munetoshi Sugiura

    Original Research Article Open access 28 November 2023 Pages: 109 - 116

    

25. Outcomes of a Medication Optimization Virtual Interdisciplinary Geriatric Specialist (MOVING) Program: A Feasibility Study

    • Joanne Man-Wai Ho
    • Eric To
    • Sophiya Benjamin

    Original Research Article Open access 26 November 2023 Pages: 117 - 124

26. Acknowledgement to Referees

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO REFEREES Open access 23 November 2023 Pages: 499 - 502

27. Clinical Characteristics and Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Colombian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

    • Daniel Andrés Hernández-Velásquez
    • Esteban Rodríguez-Martínez
    • Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba

    Original Research Article Open access 15 November 2023 Pages: 651 - 658

28. Exploring the Use of Traditional Medicines, Natural Health Products and Conventional Medicines: Development and Testing of the New Zealand ‘All-Medicines’ Questionnaire

    • E Lyn Lee
    • Jeff Harrison
    • Joanne Barnes

    Original Research Article Open access 07 November 2023 Pages: 13 - 32

    

29. The Association between Deductibles and Cardiovascular Medication Adherence: A Retrospective Inception Cohort Study

    • Dennis Steenhuis
    • Xuechun Li
    • Stijn de Vos

    Original Research Article Open access 04 November 2023 Pages: 99 - 108

    

30. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Scleroderma: Data from the European Pharmacovigilance Database

    • Maria Maddalena Nicoletti
    • Erminia Crisci
    • Cristina Scavone

    Original Research Article Open access 31 October 2023 Pages: 33 - 41

    

31. Effectiveness of Dapagliflozin as Add-On to Metformin with or without Other Oral Antidiabetic Drugs in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicentre, Retrospective, Real-World Database Study

    • Bipin Sethi
    • Rakesh Sahay
    • Snehal Shah

    Original Research Article Open access 28 October 2023 Pages: 81 - 90

    

32. Real-World Clinical Efficacy of Antifibrotic Agents for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study in Japan

    • Kotaro Iwasaki
    • Hiroki Wakabayashi
    • Yasuo Matsuzawa

    Original Research Article Open access 26 October 2023 Pages: 43 - 52

    

33. Signal Detection and Assessment of Herb–Drug Interactions: Saudi Food and Drug Authority Experience

    • Waad Alghamdi
    • Nouf Al-Fadel
    • Fawaz Alharbi

    Original Research Article Open access 19 October 2023 Pages: 577 - 585

    

34. Prescribing Patterns in Pediatric General Wards and Their Association with Prescribing Errors: A Retrospective Observational Study

    • Aylin N. Satir
    • Miriam Pfiffner
    • Angela Caduff Good

    Original Research Article Open access 13 October 2023 Pages: 619 - 629

    

35. Changing Prevalence of Medication Use in People with Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Data

    • Kelly L. Hayward
    • Rianne A. Weersink
    • Elizabeth E. Powell

    Original Research Article Open access 13 October 2023 Pages: 605 - 618

    

36. Impact of Risk Minimisation Measures on Valproate Use among Women of Reproductive Age in Latvia Between 2013 and 2020: A 7-Year Nationwide Prescription Database Study

    • Ieva Rutkovska
    • Andis Seilis
    • Elita Poplavska

    Original Research Article Open access 12 October 2023 Pages: 639 - 649

    

37. Diagnosis and Treatment of Advanced ALK Rearrangement-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Portugal: Results of a National Questionnaire

    • Ana Figueiredo
    • Ana Rodrigues
    • Margarida Felizardo

    Original Research Article Open access 03 October 2023 Pages: 545 - 555

    

38. Real-World Analysis of Clinical and Demographic Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Outcomes in Predominantly Older Patients with HR+/HER2− Metastatic Breast Cancer Receiving Abemaciclib in Routine Clinical Practice

    • Alistair Ring
    • Meghan Karuturi
    • Sarah Rybowski

    Original Research Article Open access 29 September 2023 Pages: 589 - 603

    

39. Efficacy of Three Teriparatide Preparations and Romosozumab, Osteogenesis Promoters, in the Treatment of Fresh Vertebral Fractures: A Retrospective Observational Study

    • Kouken Hayashi

    Original Research Article Open access 28 September 2023 Pages: 631 - 637

    

40. Analysis of Pregnancy Outcomes Following Exposure to Intramuscular Interferon Beta-1a: The AVONEX^® Pregnancy Exposure Registry

    • Bianca Weinstock-Guttman
    • Amy Perrin Ross
    • Megan Vignos

    Short Communication Open access 22 September 2023 Pages: 503 - 511

    

41. Treatment Patterns by Race and Ethnicity in Newly Diagnosed Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

    • Caroline Kelley Geiger
    • Daniel Sheinson
    • Nicole Gidaya Bonine

    Original Research Article Open access 21 September 2023 Pages: 565 - 575

    

42. Predictors of Pancreatitis Among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treated with Vedolizumab: Observation from a Large Global Safety Database

    • Joe F. Wernicke
    • Tatsiana Verstak
    • Alicia Ademi

    Original Research Article Open access 05 September 2023 Pages: 557 - 564

    

43. Treatment Patterns and Adverse Event-Related Hospitalization Among Patients with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)-Mutated Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer After Treatment with EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor and Platinum-Based Chemotherapy Regimens

    • Elizabeth Marrett
    • Winghan Jacqueline Kwong
    • Janakiraman Subramanian

    Original Research Article Open access 02 September 2023 Pages: 531 - 544

    

44. Real-World Treatment Patterns and Economic Burden Following First-Line Trastuzumab in Patients with Metastatic Gastric Cancer in the USA

    • Afsaneh Barzi
    • Feng Lin
    • Winghan J. Kwong

    Original Research Article Open access 04 August 2023 Pages: 395 - 404

    

45. Dilemma Facing Patients Aged 75 Years and Older on Fluid Restriction When Drug Package Inserts Advise Use of a Lot of Water: A Cross-Sectional, Descriptive, and Hypothesis-Generating Study Using a Large Claims Database

    • Hiromi Koshizuka
    • Kenji Momo
    • Tadanori Sasaki

    Original Research Article Open access 01 August 2023 Pages: 521 - 529

    

46. Cabozantinib for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Latest Real-World Practice: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis

    • Hiroaki Kanzaki
    • Sadahisa Ogasawara
    • Naoya Kato

    Original Research Article Open access 19 July 2023 Pages: 513 - 520

    

47. Compliance with Pregnancy Prevention Recommendations for Isotretinoin Following the Amendment of the European Union Pregnancy Prevention Program: A Repeat Study in Estonia

    • Maaja Ivask
    • Katrin Kurvits
    • Mia Siven

    Original Research Article Open access 18 July 2023 Pages: 91 - 98

    

48. Use of Psychoactive Medications and Risk of Suicide in Late Life (75+): A Total Population Study

    • Khedidja Hedna
    • Margda Waern

    Original Research Article Open access 08 July 2023 Pages: 491 - 498

49. Data Mining for Risks of Clozapine Side Effects, Including Neutropenia, Associated with Lithium Carbonate Administration: Analysis Using the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report Database

    • Yuichi Uwai
    • Tomohiro Nabekura

    Original Research Article Open access 28 June 2023 Pages: 481 - 489

    

50. Prescribing Pattern and Associated Factors in Community Pharmacies: A Cross-Sectional Study Using AWaRe Classification and WHO Antibiotic Prescribing Indicators in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

    • Beyene Dereje
    • Alemseged Workneh
    • Shegaye Yibabie

    Original Research Article Open access 10 June 2023 Pages: 459 - 469