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List of works by Linda Simoni-Wastila

2018 American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Annual Meeting & Exhibition

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A controlled study of the effects of state surveillance on indicators of problematic and non-problematic benzodiazepine use in a Medicaid population

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A retrospective data analysis of the impact of the New York triplicate prescription program on benzodiazepine use in medicaid patients with chronic psychiatric and neurologic disorders

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A secondary analysis of a duration response association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use and the risk of acute myocardial infarction in the aging population

scientific article published on 8 February 2008

Adherence to Maintenance Medications among Older Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The Role of Depression

scientific article published on 22 June 2016

Age and sex trends in long-term opioid use in two large American health systems between 2000 and 2005

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Algorithm for Identifying Nursing Home Days Using Medicare Claims and Minimum Data Set Assessment Data

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An elective psychiatric course to reduce pharmacy students' social distance toward people with severe mental illness

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Antiparkinson drug use and adherence in medicare part D beneficiaries with Parkinson's disease

scientific article published in October 2013

Assessing the impact of coverage gaps in the Medicare Part D drug benefit

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Association between depression and maintenance medication adherence among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on April 19, 2013

Association of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Maintenance Medication Adherence With All-Cause Hospitalization and Spending in a Medicare Population

scientific article published on April 21, 2012

Association of antipsychotic use with hospital events and mortality among medicare beneficiaries residing in long-term care facilities

scientific article published on May 2009

Associations between statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) requirement and physician patterns of prescribing opioid analgesics for patients with non-cancer chronic pain

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Associations of depression diagnosis and antidepressant treatment with mortality among young and disabled Medicare beneficiaries with COPD

scientific article published on July 18, 2013

Benzodiazepine use and expenditures for Medicare beneficiaries and the implications of Medicare Part D exclusions

scientific article published on April 2008

Burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Medicare beneficiaries residing in long-term care facilities

scientific article published in October 2009

Changing patterns in medication use with increasing probability of death for older Medicare beneficiaries

scientific article published on 28 July 2010

Co-occurring mental disorders in treatment admissions for substance use disorders in Maryland

Co-occurring mental illness in emergency department and hospital inpatient encounters related to substance abuse in Maryland.

scientific article published on 20 February 2015

College students' perceived benefit-to-risk tradeoffs for nonmedical use of prescription stimulants: Implications for intervention designs

scientific article published on 6 December 2017

Correlates of Prescription Drug Nonmedical Use and Problem Use by Adolescents

scientific article published on March 1, 2008

Coverage and use of prescription drugs in nursing homes: implications for the medicare modernization act

scientific article published on 01 March 2006

Depression among older adults after traumatic brain injury: a national analysis

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Depression following thrombotic cardiovascular events in elderly medicare beneficiaries: risk of morbidity and mortality

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Drug use patterns in severely mentally ill Medicare beneficiaries: impact of discontinuities in drug coverage

scientific article published on April 2008

Effect of exposure to evidence-based pharmacotherapy on outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in older adults

scientific article published on September 24, 2012

Effect of medications on physical function and cognition in nursing home residents with dementia

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Effects of Depression Diagnosis and Antidepressant Treatment on Mortality in Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

scientific article published on April 25, 2013

Effects of state surveillance on new post-hospitalization benzodiazepine use

scientific article published on October 1, 2003

Evaluation of nationally mandated drug use reviews to improve patient safety in nursing homes: a natural experiment

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Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses of Delirium Symptoms in a Sample of Nursing Home Residents

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Forecasting Medicaid Expenditures for Antipsychotic Medications

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

Gender and other factors associated with the nonmedical use of abusable prescription drugs

scientific article published in January 2004

Health care use in depressed, elderly, cardiac patients and the effect of antidepressant use.

scientific article published in February 2009

Healthcare costs associated with initial maintenance therapy with fluticasone propionate 250 μg/salmeterol 50 μg combination versus anticholinergic bronchodilators in elderly US Medicare-eligible beneficiaries with COPD.

scientific article published on January 2009

Hospital and emergency department utilization associated with treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a managed-care Medicare population

scientific article published in November 2009

How Medicare Part D Benefit Phases Affect Adherence with Evidence‐Based Medications Following Acute Myocardial Infarction

scientific article published on 06 June 2013

Impact of maintenance therapy on hospitalization and expenditures for medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on October 1, 2010

Impact of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) on opioid utilization among Medicare beneficiaries in 10 US States

scientific article published on 12 May 2017

In-Hospital Mortality Following Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries, Comparing Statin Users With Nonusers.

scientific article published on 12 October 2017

Inappropriate drug use and risk of transition to nursing homes among community-dwelling older adults

scientific article published on August 2006

Increased persistency in medication use by U.S. Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes is associated with lower hospitalization rates and cost savings

scientific article published on 26 January 2009

Increases in opioid medication use: balancing the good with the bad.

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Influence of prescription monitoring programs on analgesic utilization by an insured retiree population

scientific article published on September 20, 2012

Lack of relationship between long-term use of benzodiazepines and escalation to high dosages

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Medication Use and Adherence Among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes Enrolled in Part D and Retiree Health Plans

scientific article published on May 1, 2011

Medication patterns for Medicare beneficiaries with SNF/LTC facility stays.

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Mortality Risk of Antipsychotic Dose and Duration in Nursing Home Residents with Chronic or Acute Indications

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Mortality and Associated Morbidities Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Medicare Statin Users

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

National estimates of exposure to prescription drugs with addiction potential in community-dwelling elders

scientific article published on March 2005

New episodes of depression among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on 18 August 2015

Obesity status and colorectal cancer screening in the United States

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Over-the-counter drug use by medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes: implications for practice and policy

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

Patient-Centered Drug Approval: The Role of Patient Advocacy in the Drug Approval Process

scientific article published in October 2017

Patterns of Statin Use in Older Medicare Beneficiaries With Traumatic Brain Injury.

scientific article published on 23 May 2017

Perceptions of benzodiazepine dependence among women age 65 and older

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Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Dementia Across Settings of Care

scientific article published on April 16, 2013

Physician attitudes and experiences with Maryland's prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP).

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Prescribing trends and drug budget impact of the ARBs in the UK.

scientific article published on 18 July 2008

Prescription opioid and benzodiazepine misuse is associated with suicidal ideation in older adults

Psychoactive drug abuse in older adults

scientific article published on December 2006

Quality of psychopharmacological medication prescribing and mortality in Medicare beneficiaries in nursing homes

scientific article published on 15 July 2014

Quality of psychopharmacological medication use in nursing home residents

scientific article published on 15 November 2013

Racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of dementia among Medicare beneficiaries

scientific article published on September 2008

Racial disparities in access after regulatory surveillance of benzodiazepines

scientific article published in March 2006

Relationships between antiparkinson medication nonadherence, regimen modifications, and healthcare utilization and expenditures

scientific article published on 31 October 2014

Risk factors associated with problem use of prescription drugs

scientific article published on 01 February 2004

Risk of Stroke Among Older Medicare Antidepressant Users With Traumatic Brain Injury

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Risk of hospitalizations/emergency department visits and treatment costs associated with initial maintenance therapy using fluticasone propionate 500 microg/salmeterol 50 microg compared with ipratropium for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in

scientific article published on 01 August 2008

The Effect of Contact Precautions on Frequency of Hospital Adverse Events.

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The Effect of Dementia on Medication Use and Adherence Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Chronic Heart Failure

scientific article published on January 20, 2012

The Effect of Universal Glove and Gown Use on Adverse Events in Intensive Care Unit Patients

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The association of antidepressant treatment with COPD maintenance medication use and adherence in a comorbid Medicare population: A longitudinal cohort study

scientific article published on 22 August 2017

The effect of a three-tier formulary on antidepressant utilization and expenditures

scientific article published on June 2008

The quality of antipsychotic drug prescribing in nursing homes

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Treated Behavioral Symptoms and Mortality in Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

scientific article published on 27 August 2015

Treatment of dementia in community-dwelling and institutionalized medicare beneficiaries

scientific article published on 28 August 2007

Trends and Geographic Variation of Opiate Medication Use in State Medicaid Fee-For-Service Programs, 1996 to 2002

US Trends in Glycemic Control, Treatment, and Comorbidity Burden in Patients With Diabetes

scientific article published on October 1, 2010

Use of drugs with anticholinergic properties among nursing home residents with dementia: a national analysis of Medicare beneficiaries from 2007 to 2008.

scientific article published in January 2015