Prescribing behavior of physicians affected by many factors. The present study is aimed at discovering the simultaneous effects of the evaluated factors (including: price, promotion and demographic characteristics of physicians) and quantification of these effects. In order to estimate these effects, Fluvoxamine (an antidepressant drug) was selected and the model was figured out by panel data m...

OBJECTIVE Determine incremental increases in healthcare expenditures and utilization associated with allergic rhinitis (AR). METHODS Patients reporting a diagnosis of AR were extracted from the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey medical conditions file and linked to the consolidated expenditures file. AR patients were then compared to non-AR patients determining differences in healthcare u...

The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 added prescription drug coverage to Medicare beginning in January 2006. The prescription drug coverage is voluntary, although beneficiaries face a significant penalty for delaying enrollment. The drug coverage is provided through private drug plans; beneficiaries have a choice of staying in the original Medicare program ...

The present research is conducted to find out the services and facilities of tobacco companies in promotion of tobacco crop in Malakand division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A multi-stage sampling technique applied for selection sample size. In this method, 135 tobacco growers were selected from fifteen villages of tobacco growers. The principle researcher interviewed selected respondents f...

Introduction. The present study was designed to assess the effect of continuous evaluation and education in usage of standard rules in midwifery office in Shiraz. Methods. This was an interventional (quasi experimental) study. All midwifery offices (50 units) in Shiraz were evaluated by technicians from Control and Evaluation Health Office of Vice Chancellor for Clinical and Drug Affairs. In ...

BACKGROUND Poor asthma control observed in several surveys may be related to a lack of systematic assessment by physicians and/or to patient underestimation of symptoms. Along this line, the purpose of this study was to investigate the level of asthma control in patients attending the GP office for different reasons, either for renewal of drug prescription or for worsening of asthma symptoms. ...

BACKGROUND The objectives of this study were to investigate older adults' knowledge of prescription drug safety and interactions with alcohol, and to identify pharmacists' willingness to disseminate prescription drug safety information to older adults. METHODS The convenience sample consisted of 48 older adults aged 54-89 years who were recruited from a local pharmacy and who completed survey...

In recent years, prescription drug expenditures in the United States have increased rapidly. In 2003, spending on prescription medications totaled $179.2 billion dollars, or approximately 11% of national health expenditures [Smith, C., Cowan, C., Sensenig, A., Catlin, A., the Health Accounts Team. (2005). Health spending growth slows in 2003. Health Affairs, 24 (1) 185-194]. In response to rapi...