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Medication Utilization Patterns 90 Days Before Initiation of Treatment with Repository Corticotropin Injection in Patients with Infantile Spasms.

Laura S GoldTara A NazarethTzy-Chyi YuKeith R FryNancy Ho MahlerAndrew RavaRoyce W Waltrip IiRyan N Hansen
Published in: Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics (2019)
In the 90 days before initiating RCI, patients with IS received multiple diagnoses and treatments, characterized by frequent HCRU. Use of RCI first (no prior IS medications) and AEDs first were associated with the lowest and highest HCRU, respectively, across all categories (all-cause outpatient visits, emergency department visits, hospital admissions, prescription medications).
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • healthcare
  • adverse drug
  • ultrasound guided
  • combination therapy
  • drug induced