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Browsing Háskóli Íslands by Author "Zoega, Helga"

Browsing Háskóli Íslands by Author "Zoega, Helga"

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    Anticholinergic medicines use among older adults before and after initiating dementia medicines 
    Narayan, Sujita W.; Pearson, Sallie‐Anne; Litchfield, Melisa; Le Couteur, David G.; Buckley, Nicholas; McLachlan, Andrew J.; Zoega, Helga (Wiley, 2019-07-07)
    Aims: We investigated anticholinergic medicines use among older adults initiating dementia medicines. Methods: We used Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme dispensing claims to identify patients who initiated donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine or memantine ...
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    Antidiabetic medication use during pregnancy: an international utilization study 
    Cesta, Carolyn E; Cohen, Jacqueline M; Pazzagli, Laura; Bateman, Brian T; Bröms, Gabriella; Einarsdottir, Kristjana; Furu, Kari; Havard, Alys; Heino, Anna; Hernandez-Diaz, Sonia; Huybrechts, Krista F; Karlstad, Øystein; Kieler, Helle; Li, Jiong; Leinonen, Maarit K; Gulseth, Hanne L; Tran, Duong; Yu, Yongfu; Zoega, Helga; Odsbu, Ingvild (BMJ, 2019-11-01)
    Objective Diabetes in pregnancy and consequently the need for treatment with antidiabetic medication (ADM) has become increasingly prevalent. The prevalence and patterns of use of ADM in pregnancy from 2006 onward in seven different countries was ...
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    Antipsychotic drug use in pregnancy: A multinational study from ten countries 
    Reutfors, Johan; Cesta, Carolyn E.; Cohen, Jacqueline M.; Bateman, Brian T.; Brauer, Ruth; Einarsdóttir, Kristjana; Engeland, Anders; Furu, Kari; Gissler, Mika; Havard, Alys; Hernandez-Diaz, Sonia; Huybrechts, Krista F.; Karlstad, Øystein; Leinonen, Maarit K.; Li, Jiong; Man, Kenneth K.C.; Pazzagli, Laura; Schaffer, Andrea; Schink, Tania; Wang, Zixuan; Yu, Yongfu; Zoega, Helga; Bröms, Gabriella (Elsevier BV, 2020-06)
    Aim: To compare the prevalence and trends of antipsychotic drug use during pregnancy between countries across four continents. Methods: Individually linked health data in Denmark (2000−2012), Finland (2005–2014), Iceland (2004–2017), Norway (2005–2015), ...
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    Choosing wisely? Quantifying the extent of three low value psychotropic prescribing practices in Australia 
    Brett, Jonathan; Zoega, Helga; Buckley, Nicholas A.; Daniels, Benjamin J.; Elshaug, Adam G.; Pearson, Sallie-Anne (Springer Nature, 2018-12)
    Background The global Choosing Wisely campaign has identified the following psychotropic prescribing as low-value (harmful or wasteful): (1) benzodiazepine use in the elderly, (2) antipsychotic use in dementia and (3) prescribing two or more antipsychotics ...
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    Passing the acid test? Evaluating the impact of national education initiatives to reduce proton pump inhibitor use in Australia 
    Bruno, Claudia; Pearson, Sallie-Anne; Daniels, Benjamin; Buckley, Nicholas A; Schaffer, Andrea; Zoega, Helga (BMJ, 2020-04-20)
    Background Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use is widespread. There have been increasing concerns about overuse of high-dose PPIs for durations longer than clinically necessary. Objective To evaluate the impact of national education initiatives on reducing ...
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    Preeclampsia and academic performance in children: A nationwide study from Iceland 
    Sverrisson, Friðgeir A.; Bateman, Brian T.; Aspelund, Thor; Skúlason, Sigurgrímur; Zoega, Helga (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-21)
    Background Hypertensive disorders complicate up to 10% of pregnancies. Evidence suggests a potential association between maternal hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, particularly preeclampsia, and adverse neurodevelopment in the offspring, but ...
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    Prevalence trends and individual patterns of antiepileptic drug use in pregnancy 2006‐2016: A study in the five Nordic countries, United States, and Australia 
    Cohen, Jacqueline M.; Cesta, Carolyn E.; Furu, Kari; Einarsdóttir, Kristjana; Gissler, Mika; Havard, Alys; Hernandez‐Diaz, Sonia; Huybrechts, Krista F.; Kieler, Helle; Leinonen, Maarit K.; Li, Jiong; Reutfors, Johan; Schaffer, Andrea; Selmer, Randi; Yu, Yongfu; Zoega, Helga; Karlstad, Øystein (Wiley, 2020-06-03)
    Purpose: To describe recent international trends in antiepileptic drug (AED) use during pregnancy and individual patterns of use including discontinuation and switching. Methods: We studied pregnancies from 2006 to 2016 within linked population-based ...