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Medication Initiation

Medication Initiation is a clinical pharmacy practice in which a pharmacist independently prescribes and commences a pharmacotherapeutic agent for a specific medical condition, distinguished from other medication management activities by its focus on the first-time implementation of drug therapy based on patient assessment and evidence-based guidelines.

113

Publications

8.5K

Citations

736

Authors

362

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

52

Parents

Publications

113

Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents

Joseph T. Flynn, David C. Kaelber, Carissa M. Baker‐Smith et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2017 · 3.6K citations

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Evaluating an individualized lifestyle and life skills intervention to prevent antipsychotic‐induced weight gain in first‐episode psychosis

Jackie Curtis, Andrew Watkins, Simon Rosenbaum et al. · Early Intervention in Psychiatry · 2015 · 225 citations · Full text

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Relationship Between Patient Medication Adherence and Subsequent Clinical Inertia in Type 2 Diabetes Glycemic Management

Richard W. Grant, Alyce S. Adams, Connie Mah Trinacty et al. · Diabetes Care · 2007 · 218 citations

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Treatment Adjustment and Medication Adherence for Complex Patients With Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Elizabeth Lin, Michael Von Korff, Paul Ciechanowski et al. · The Annals of Family Medicine · 2012 · 156 citations · Full text

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Patterns of Medication Initiation in Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus: Quality and Cost Implications

Nihar R. Desai, William H. Shrank, Michael A. Fischer et al. · The American Journal of Medicine · 2012 · 152 citations

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Authors

736

  1. HM
    Harlan M. Krumholz

    Yale University, United States

    4 publications · 158 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. RW
    Richard W. Grant

    Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

    3 publications · 339 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. HL
    Henrik Larsson

    Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

    3 publications · 275 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. AS
    Alyce S. Adams

    Kaiser Permanente, United States

    3 publications · 335 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. PL
    Paul Lichtenstein

    Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

    3 publications · 275 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 736

Institutions

362

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    55 publications

    12.2K citations

  2. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    7 h-index

    41 publications

    3K citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    6 h-index

    27 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    6 h-index

    23 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    5 h-index

    23 publications

    948 citations

  7. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    579 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    7.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Diabetes Care

    6 publications · 410 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. JAMA Network Open

    4 publications · 240 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. Journal of Clinical Hypertension

    JCH · 3 publications · 76 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

    3 publications · 127 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. JAMA Internal Medicine

    2 publications · 168 citations

    2

    h-index

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