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Analysis of the North Carolina Long-Term Care Polypharmacy Initiative: A multiple-cohort approach using propensity-score matching for both evaluation and targeting by Trygstad, Troy K., PharmD, MBA, PhD, Christensen, Dale B., RPh, PhD, Wegner, Steve E., MD, JD, Sullivan, Rob, MD, MPH, Garmise, Jennifer M., PharmD

“…Abstract Background: The high cost and undesirable consequences of polypharmacy are well-recognized problems among elderly long-term care (LTC) residents…”
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Transitional care cut hospital readmissions for North Carolina Medicaid patients with complex chronic conditions by Jackson, Carlos T, Trygstad, Troy K, DeWalt, Darren A, DuBard, C Annette

“…Recurrent hospitalizations represent a substantial and often preventable human and financial burden in the United States. In 2008 North Carolina initiated a…”
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Patient outcomes from implementing an enhanced services pharmacy network by Urick, Benjamin Y., Trygstad, Troy K., Farley, Joel F.

“…To evaluate the effect of implementing a network of community pharmacies on medication adherence, health service utilization, and health care spending…”
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Trends in Emergency Department Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections by Thorpe, Joshua M, Smith, Scott R, Trygstad, Troy K

“…BACKGROUND: Injudicious use of antibiotics is associated with the reported rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. With an estimated 26 million antibiotics…”
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A physician-friendly alternative to prior authorization for prescription drugs by Wegner, Steven E, Trygstad, Troy K, Dobson, Jr, L Allen, Lawrence, Jr, William W, Steiner, Beat D

“…To determine if the instant approval (IA) process differs from the traditional prior authorization (PA) process in preferred drug channeling, resultant gaps in…”
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Pharmacist response to alerts generated from Medicaid pharmacy claims in a long-term care setting: results from the North Carolina polypharmacy initiative by Trygstad, Troy K, Christensen, Dale, Garmise, Jennifer, Sullivan, Robert, Wegner, Steven

“…In response to burgeoning drug costs, North Carolina (NC) Medicaid encouraged pharmacists and prescribers to develop collaborative programs to reduce drug…”
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Pharmacist and physician satisfaction and rates of switching to preferred medications associated with an instant prior authorization program for proton pump inhibitors in the North Carolina Medicaid program by Jacobson Vann, Julie C, Christofferson, Stephanie, Humble, Charles G, Wegner, Steven E, Feaganes, John R, Trygstad, Troy K

“…Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the highest expenditure drugs covered by health care plans. During fiscal year 2001-2002, Medicaid programs nationwide…”
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Evaluation of product switching after a state Medicaid program began covering loratadine OTC 1 year after market availability by Trygstad, Troy K, Hansen, Richard A, Wegner, Steven E

“…The conversion of loratadine from prescription (Rx)-only to over-the-counter (OTC) status on November 27, 2002, brought about the question of how OTC products…”
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