Persistence with Cholinesterase Inhibitor Therapy for Dementia: An Observational Administrative Health Database Study

Objective To determine if choice of drug and ease of administration affect persistence of therapy with Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) for treatment of dementia. Methods An observational administrative health database study was conducted in 5622 patients aged ≥65 years who received a new prescript...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Drugs & aging 2009-01, Vol.26 (5), p.403-407
Hauptverfasser:	Herrmann, Nathan, Binder, Carin, Dalziel, William, Smyth, Steve, Camacho, Fernando
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged patients Aged, 80 and over Alzheimer Disease - drug therapy Biological and medical sciences Cholinesterase inhibitors Cholinesterase Inhibitors - administration & dosage Cholinesterase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Databases, Factual Delayed-Action Preparations Dementia Dementia - drug therapy Dementia - etiology Dosage and administration Drug therapy Follow-Up Studies Galantamine - administration & dosage Galantamine - therapeutic use Geriatrics/Gerontology Health aspects Humans Indans - administration & dosage Indans - therapeutic use Internal Medicine Medical sciences Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data Medicine Medicine & Public Health Online databases Original Research Article Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pharmacology/Toxicology Pharmacotherapy Phenylcarbamates - administration & dosage Phenylcarbamates - therapeutic use Piperidines - administration & dosage Piperidines - therapeutic use Rivastigmine
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