2012-05-25T23:26:29Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/pharmaceutical-drugs.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200103.html May 8, 2012 May 8, 2012

Probiotics are believed to improve health by maintaining a normal balance of microorganisms in the human intestines. Evidence shows that they can reduce the risk of developing diarrhea, which is a common side effect of taking antibiotics.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/05/08.html May 8, 2012 May 8, 2012

Probiotics are believed to improve health by maintaining a normal balance of microorganisms in the human intestines. Evidence shows that they can reduce the risk of developing diarrhea, which is a common side effect of taking antibiotics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200100.html May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012

The objective of this article was to provide background information about medication adherence and its measurement, the development of the conceptual model for use in adherence research, and supportive intervention strategies such as pharmaceutical care by pharmacists to improve chronic medication use in older adults.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD293.html Apr 12, 2012 Apr 12, 2012

Provides insights into the costs and challenges of providing health care to the elderly population.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120092.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

This study estimated how healthy people value insurance coverage of specialty drugs, defined as high-cost drugs that treat cancer and other serious health conditions like multiple sclerosis, by quantifying willingness to pay via a survey.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP639z4-2012-03.html Mar 30, 2012 Mar 30, 2012

For nearly a decade, RAND researchers have studied how health information technology (HIT) stands to change health care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120039.html Feb 8, 2012 Feb 8, 2012

The financial burden Americans face paying out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs has declined, although prescription costs remain a significant challenge for people with lower incomes and those with public insurance.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/02/08/index1.html Feb 8, 2012 Feb 8, 2012

The financial burden Americans face paying out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs has declined, although prescription costs remain a significant challenge for people with lower incomes and those with public insurance.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120031.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

Regional variation in Medicare Part D spending for prescription drugs results largely from differences in the cost of drugs selected rather than prescription volume.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120025.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

This study sought to better understand factors associated with different patterns of treatment among children starting treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120007.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

In offices where e-prescribing was implemented, prescribers used information about formularies and drug benefits, but missing information reduced confidence in these resources and led to paper-based workarounds.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200116.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

A panel of experts highlighted the complexity of issues surrounding development and implementation of a set of high-severity, clinically significant drug–drug interactions (DDIs) for use in electronic health records (EHRs).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100291.html Dec 1, 2011 Dec 1, 2011

Physicians prescribe more broadly than commonly perceived. Though narrow prescribers are more likely to prescribe highly advertised drugs, few physicians prescribe these drugs exclusively. Narrow prescribing has modest effects on medication adherence and out-of-pocket costs in some classes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100211.html Nov 1, 2011 Nov 1, 2011

Multiple dimensions of harm need to be displayed to inform human judgments of what drugs should be scheduled; recent efforts ignores drug interactions and mix aggregate and individual harms inappropriately.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100178.html Oct 1, 2011 Oct 1, 2011

Widespread implementation and effective use of e-prescribing in ambulatory care will require practice transformation efforts that focus on work process redesign while being attentive to effects on patient and pharmacy involvement in prescribing.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100190.html Oct 1, 2011 Oct 1, 2011

Current federal standards for hospital "meaningful use" of health information technology--which requires electronic medication orders for 30 percent of eligible patients--are probably too low to reduce deaths from heart failure and heart attack among hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100207.html Sep 27, 2011 Sep 27, 2011

Evidence supports the effectiveness of some atypical antipsychotics in reducing symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and behavioral symptoms in elderly patients with dementia. There is insufficient evidence that the medications are effective for treating eating disorders, substance abuse and insomnia.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/09/27.html Sep 27, 2011 Sep 27, 2011

Evidence supports the effectiveness of some atypical antipsychotics in reducing symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and behavioral symptoms in elderly patients with dementia. There is insufficient evidence that the medications are effective for treating eating disorders, substance abuse and insomnia.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP349.html Sep 19, 2011 Sep 19, 2011

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are common and rising in the developing world, but access to treatment remains limited. An analysis of the obstacles to treatment finds realistic areas for improvement and ideas the pharmaceutical industry could focus on as it develops its NCD policy research program.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100179.html Sep 1, 2011 Sep 1, 2011

The large cross-school variation in the cost of implementing Project CHOICE (a voluntary after-school prevention program for adolescents) highlights the importance of collecting cost information from multiple sites.