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October 2012 - FRMC

10/22/2012

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released its recommendations for the use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released its recommendations for the use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in...
The Centers for Disease Control...
10/22/2012
First Report Managed Care
10/22/2012

Tori Socha

Tori Socha
In late 2010, the US Department of Health and Human Services unveiled Healthy People 2020, a program outlining 10-year goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention. Maintaining vaccination coverage among children in...
In late 2010, the US Department of Health and Human Services unveiled Healthy People 2020, a program outlining 10-year goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention. Maintaining vaccination coverage among children in...
In late 2010, the US Department...
10/22/2012
First Report Managed Care
10/22/2012

Kevin L. Carter

Kevin L. Carter
Since varicella first became nationally notifiable in 1972, surveillance practices for varicella have changed and evolved. The history of varicella surveillance was discussed in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity...
Since varicella first became nationally notifiable in 1972, surveillance practices for varicella have changed and evolved. The history of varicella surveillance was discussed in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity...
Since varicella first became...
10/22/2012
First Report Managed Care
10/22/2012

Kevin L. Carter

Kevin L. Carter
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has released its recommendations and overview for the 2012/2013 influenza season. The report appeared in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has released its recommendations and overview for the 2012/2013 influenza season. The report appeared in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
The Centers for Disease Control...
10/22/2012
First Report Managed Care
10/22/2012

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Atlanta—Patients with urinary incontinence (UI) due to neurogenic detrusor overactivity, who were inadequately managed with anticholinergics, experienced sustained reductions in UI episodes and improvements in quality of life with repeated...
Atlanta—Patients with urinary incontinence (UI) due to neurogenic detrusor overactivity, who were inadequately managed with anticholinergics, experienced sustained reductions in UI episodes and improvements in quality of life with repeated...
Atlanta—Patients with urinary...
10/22/2012
First Report Managed Care
10/22/2012

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos

Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos
Atlanta—Both tadalafil and tamsulosin significantly improved lower urinary tract symptoms/benign prostatic hypertrophy (LUTS/BPH). However, only tadalafil significantly improved secondary LUTS/BPH measures of quality of life, Patient and...
Atlanta—Both tadalafil and tamsulosin significantly improved lower urinary tract symptoms/benign prostatic hypertrophy (LUTS/BPH). However, only tadalafil significantly improved secondary LUTS/BPH measures of quality of life, Patient and...
Atlanta—Both tadalafil and...
10/22/2012
First Report Managed Care
10/22/2012

Tim Casey

Tim Casey
San Diego—Outcomes in patients with Barrett’s esophagus who, after having fundoplication (a surgical antireflux procedure), underwent radio frequency ablation (RFA) were similar to those in patients who did not undergo the surgical procedure,...
San Diego—Outcomes in patients with Barrett’s esophagus who, after having fundoplication (a surgical antireflux procedure), underwent radio frequency ablation (RFA) were similar to those in patients who did not undergo the surgical procedure,...
San Diego—Outcomes in patients...
10/22/2012
First Report Managed Care
10/22/2012

Tim Casey

Tim Casey
San Diego—Patients with cirrhosis who took rifaximin had a reduced risk of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and a reduced rate of hospitalization compared with patients in a placebo group, according to a 24-month, open-label maintenance trial. The...
San Diego—Patients with cirrhosis who took rifaximin had a reduced risk of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and a reduced rate of hospitalization compared with patients in a placebo group, according to a 24-month, open-label maintenance trial. The...
San Diego—Patients with...
10/22/2012
First Report Managed Care
10/22/2012

Tim Casey

Tim Casey
Phoenix—A randomized phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of patients with opioid-induced bowel dysfunction (OBD) who took lubiprostone had a statistically significant higher spontaneous bowel movement (SBM) response...
Phoenix—A randomized phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of patients with opioid-induced bowel dysfunction (OBD) who took lubiprostone had a statistically significant higher spontaneous bowel movement (SBM) response...
Phoenix—A randomized phase 3,...
10/22/2012
First Report Managed Care

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10/22/2012

Tim Casey

Tim Casey
Patients who underwent laparoscopic colectomy and had an opioid-related adverse event spent more time in the hospital and had a higher total cost.
Patients who underwent laparoscopic colectomy and had an opioid-related adverse event spent more time in the hospital and had a higher total cost.
Patients who underwent...
10/22/2012
First Report Managed Care

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