Incidence and risk of arterial and venous thrombotic events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients: a population-based study.

Objectives: Current data on arterial and venous thrombotic events (ATE & VTE) and cardiovascular (CV) risk management in European systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) population are limited. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk of thrombotic events and all-cause death in an Italian SLE cohort over the past decade, along with its pharmacotherapy.

Methods: Incident SLE cases between 2010 and 2019 were identified using administrative health databases of the Lombardy Region.

Prescribing trends of glucose-lowering drugs in older adults from 2010 to 2021: A population-based study of Northern Italy.

Aims: To describe glucose-lowering drugs prescribing pattern in a large population of older diabetics from 2010 to 2021.

Methods: Using linkable administrative health databases, we included patients aged 65-90 years treated with glucose-lowering drugs. Prevalence rate of drugs was collected within each study year.

Drug utilization and polypharmacy in an Italian elderly population: the EPIFARM-elderly project.

Objective: To investigate the prescribing patterns and the prevalence of polypharmacy in community-dwelling elderly people, and to analyze the association of chronic medications and number of drug prescriptions with age and sex.

Methods: All prescriptions for people aged 65 years or older reimbursed by the Italian National Health Service (NHS) and dispensed by retail pharmacies of the 15 local health units (LHU) in the Lombardy Region during 2005 were analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between drug prescription (overall, chronic drugs, and polypharmacy) and age, sex, and LHU of residence.