Publications by authors named "C D Pericone"

Background: The economic burden of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is substantial. Many patients with NVAF are obese and manage other health conditions requiring multiple medications. This real-world study compared health care resource use (HRU) and costs for rivaroxaban and warfarin in patients with NVAF who had polypharmacy and obesity.

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  • * A study analyzed fill intervals and days supply values for two biologics with dosing intervals longer than four weeks (guselkumab and ustekinumab) and two with shorter intervals (adalimumab and ixekizumab) across two US claims databases.
  • * Results showed significant discrepancies, particularly for guselkumab and ustekinumab, where 41.8%-73.4% and 33.4%-59.4% of claims reported days supply values of 28-31 days but had inconsistent fill intervals
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Introduction: Approximately 15% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbor an epidermal growth factor receptor mutation (EGFRm). Mutation testing (including EGFRm) is recommended for patients with advanced NSCLC (aNSCLC) prior to initiating first-line therapy (L1) or after progression on targeted therapy. To elucidate current and future unmet needs, the present study characterized real-world EGFR testing patterns and treatment patterns in patients with aNSCLC.

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Introduction: Poor compliance with adult vaccination recommendations contributes to substantial disease burden. Evidence on adherence, completion, and completion timeliness for the 2-dose recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (RZV) and factors associated with these outcomes is limited and not readily generalizable for the entire U.S.

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Poor compliance with multi-dose vaccine schedules by adults for whom hepatitis (Hep) A and B vaccines are recommended contributes to major Hep A and B disease burdens among high-risk U.S. adults.

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