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A Cross-Sectional Survey of Evidence Needs for Medicinal Products in Europe With a Focus on Real-World Evidence

Melinder, Maria; Windfuhr, Fabian; Dahlqvist, Tanja; Torre, Carla et al.

Part of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2026

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Attitudes of Swedish primary care physicians toward GLP-1 receptor agonists for overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional survey

Sundell, Isabelle; Wettermark, Björn; Sundström, Anders; Martinell, Mats et al.

Part of BMC Primary Care, 2026

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Authors response to the comments by Muhammad Salman, Muhammad Hammad Chola and Muhammad Hasan on our paper "prescribing patterns of glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the Swedish capital region: a register-based cross-sectional study"

Fors, Alice; Forslund, Tomas; Sundström, Anders; Wettermark, Björn

Part of European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2026

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Dosing and Discontinuation of Methylphenidate Medication in Relation to Weight Status in Children and Adolescents

Izsak, Julia; Kimland, Elin E.; Martikainen, Jari; Dahlén, Elin et al.

Part of Pediatric Drugs, p. 89-100, 2026

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Drug utilisation of antipsychotics and lithium in Sweden 2008–2021 – a nationwide study of children aged 5–17 years

Dahlén, Elin; Jarbin, HÃ¥kan; Sundström, Anders; Walles, Ida et al.

Part of European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, p. 1487-1496, 2026

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Drug-Induced QT Prolongation: Associations Between Risk Classifications in a Swedish Clinical Decision Support System and Clinical Outcomes

Nordqvist, Ola; Bjorneld, Olof; Bergman, Patrick; Wettermark, Björn et al.

Part of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, p. 503-513, 2026

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Dynamics of long-term adherence to lipid-lowering therapy in patients after myocardial infarction

Hagström, Emil; Ortsäter, Gustaf; Almlöf, Emil; Vasilevska, Marija et al.

Part of European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2026

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Identifying Current Needs in Paediatric Pharmacoepidemiology: Insights From the NorPEN 2025 Workshop

Kimland, Elin E.; Wesselhoeft, Rikke; Kindblom, Jenny; Dahlén, Elin

Part of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2026

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antidepressant use in eleven European regions: a comparative time series analysis 2018-2022

Krulichova, Iva Selke; Hallberg, Adam; Selke, Gisbert W.; Aaltonen, Katri et al.

Part of Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, p. 701-712, 2026

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Improved persistence to statin therapy through a patient counseling intervention in community pharmacies - A nationwide cohort study

Svensberg, Karin; Wettermark, Björn; Ramsin Eklund, Jenna; Hajiebrahimi, Mohammadhossein et al.

Part of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2026

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Patterns of opioid dose escalation in patients with chronic kidney disease initiated on opioids for the treatment of non-cancer pain

Zin, Che Suraya; Lando, Stefania; Gonzalez-Ortiz, Ailema; Mahalingasivam, Viyaasan et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2026

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Primary care pharyngotonsillitis complications following absent or deferred antibiotic treatment across the COVID 19 pandemic

Santosa, Ailiana; Collin, Julius; Dahlén, Elin; Lignell, Anders et al.

Part of Communications Medicine, 2026

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Promoting Sustainable Prescribing-A Case Study Presenting Experiences From Two Swedish Drug and Therapeutics Committees

Ericsson, Bjorn; Lindahl, Ulf; Villén, Johanna; Nekoro, Marmar et al.

Part of Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2026

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Risk of venous thromboembolism after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination - evidence from genome-wide association study and population-based observational study

Attelind, Sofia; Eriksson, Niclas; Cavalli, Marco; Xu, Yiyi et al.

2026

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Trends in Antithrombotic Therapy Initiation Among Patients With Stroke Pre- and Post-COVID-19 in Sweden: An Interrupted Time Series Study

Mousa, Salar; Persson, Katarina; Palmetun-Ekbäck, Maria; Nyberg, Fredrik et al.

Part of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2026

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Adherence to secondary preventive treatment following myocardial infarction with and without obstructive coronary artery disease

Nordenskjold, Anna M.; Qvarnström, Miriam; Wettermark, Björn; Lindahl, Bertil

Part of PLOS ONE, 2025

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Barriers to healthcare access and continuity of care among Ukrainian war refugees in Europe: findings from the RefuHealthAccess study

Kardas, Przemyslaw; Mogilevkina, Iryna; Aksoy, Nilay; Ágh, Tamas et al.

Part of Frontiers in Public Health, 2025

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Call to action: Pharmaceutical residues in the environment: threats to ecosystems and human health

Lunghi, Carlotta; Valetto, Maria Rosa; Caracciolo, Anna Barra; Bramke, Irene et al.

Part of Drug Safety, p. 315-320, 2025

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Cardiovascular events following coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination in adults: a nationwide Swedish study

Xu, Yiyi; Li, Huiqi; Santosa, Ailiana; Wettermark, Björn et al.

Part of European Heart Journal, p. 147-157, 2025

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Compliance with Cyproterone Contraindications and Meningioma Risk: Resource-Efficient Use of Aggregated Statistics from Swedish National Health Registers

Kalkner, Karl Mikael; Sundström, Anders; Ljung, Rickard

Part of Pharmaceutical Medicine, p. 143-145, 2025

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Do Swedish universities educate future doctors and pharmacists about the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals?

Jazzaa, Abdullah; Villen, Johanna; Linder, Elkanah; Bergström, Ulrika et al.

Part of CURRENTS IN PHARMACY TEACHING AND LEARNING, 2025

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Drug utilization among young adults with atopic dermatitis: Influence of sex, socio-economic status and disease severity

Lindström Carmanius, Penny; Lundin, S.; Ödling, M.; Kimland, E. et al.

Part of Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, p. 145-153, 2025

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Epidemiological outcomes and policy implementation in the Nordic countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hallberg, Adam; Aakjaer, Mia; Aaltonen, Katri; Andersen, Morten et al.

Part of Archives of Public Health, 2025

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Factors Influencing General Practitioners' Deprescribing Decisions for Older Adults, with Insights into Frailty: a Qualitative Study in Greek Primary Care

Paraskevopoulos, Alexandros; Wettermark, Björn; Tsiligianni, Ioanna

Part of Drugs & Aging, p. 339-352, 2025

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Have People Treated With Antihypertensives Been Diagnosed With Hypertension?: A Cross-Sectional Study in Stockholm, Sweden

Treciokiene, Indre; Forslund, Tomas; Kahan, Thomas; Taxis, Katja et al.

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Impact of persistence to secondary preventive medication on prognosis for patients with myocardial infarction with and without obstructive coronary arteries

Nordenskjöld, Anna M.; Lindhagen, Lars; Wettermark, Björn; Lindahl, Bertil

Part of PLOS ONE, 2025

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trends in health conditions associated with alcohol among patients with hypertension in Sweden

Kisiel, Marta A.; Lee, Seika; Hasselstrom, Jan; Hagstromer, Maria et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2025

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Initiation of Anticoagulants During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Samuelsen, Per-Jostein; Wettermark, Björn; Nyberg, Fredrik; Hajiebrahimi, Mohammadhossein

Part of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2025

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Introduction of Biopharmaceuticals in Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study of Early Diffusion Patterns and Data Availability

Veszelei, Ivar; Godman, Brian; Aaltonen, Katri; Selke, Gisbert W. et al.

Part of BioDrugs, p. 735-751, 2025

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Leveraging digital medication adherence technologies to enhance sustainability of European health systems: ENABLE's key recommendations

van Boven, Job F. M.; Dima, Alexandra L.; Wettermark, Björn; Potocnjak, Ines et al.

Part of The Lancet Regional Health, 2025

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Medication adherence in the curricula of future European physicians, pharmacists and nurses: a cross-sectional survey

Gottlieb, Hanna; Seghers, Laura; Leiva-Fernandez, Francisca; Ghiciuc, Cristina Mihaela et al.

Part of BMC Medical Education, 2025

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Pharmaceuticals in the environment - perspectives on drug utilisation and mitigation strategies

Villén, Johanna

2025

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Prescribing patterns of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the Swedish capital region: a register-based cross-sectional study

Fors, Alice; Forslund, Tomas; Sundström, Anders; Wettermark, Björn

Part of European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 739-753, 2025

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Sociodemographic characteristics and health status of women with breast cancer and COVID 19 diagnosis by menopausal status a cross sectional study

Hajiebrahimi, Mohammadhossein; Shihan, Hussam; Bratt, Ola; Li, Huiqi et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2025

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Spontaneous Reports of Adverse Reactions with Fatal Outcomes After COVID-19 Vaccination During the National Vaccination Campaign in Sweden

Nurminen, Marja-Leena; Lindemo, Per; Sundström, Anders; Zethelius, Björn et al.

Part of Clinical drug investigation, p. 665-675, 2025

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Stakeholders' Perspectives Toward the Use of Patient Registry Data for Decision-Making on Medicines: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Windfuhr, Fabian; de Vries, Sieta T.; Melinder, Maria; Dahlqvist, Tanja et al.

Part of Drug Safety, p. 753-765, 2025

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The definition of treatment assignment in observational emulations of target trials - an empirical examination in the Swedish Primary Care Cardiovascular Database

Humphreys, Anna B. C.; Matthews, Anthony A.; Young, Jessica C.; Berglund, Anita et al.

Part of Annals of Epidemiology, p. 56-62, 2025

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Towards greener prescribing?: Swedish general practitioners' support for policies to reduce pharmaceutical pollution

Villén, Johanna; Laux, Johanna; Wettermark, Björn; Kälvemark Sporrong, Sofia et al.

Part of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 1623-1631, 2025

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"We throw away an incredible amount of unused medicines": Community pharmacy staff perspectives on environmental responsibility

Villén, Johanna; Ljungdahl, Nicole; Wettermark, Björn; Hakonsen, Helle et al.

Part of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2025

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A Cross-Sectional Study Identifying Medication Adherence Technologies (MATech) in Sweden Using Behavior Change Techniques

Ekenberg, Marie; Landin, Fanny; Wettermark, Björn

Part of Patient Preference and Adherence, p. 2281-2293, 2024

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Analytical studies in drug utilization research

Samuelsen, Per Jostein; Wettermark, Björn; Elseviers, Monique

Part of Drug Utilization Research, p. 63-72, John Wiley & Sons, 2024

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Barriers and Unmet Educational Needs Regarding Implementation of Medication Adherence Management Across Europe: Insights from COST Action ENABLE

Hafez, Gaye; Aarnio, Emma; Mucherino, Sara; Kamusheva, Maria et al.

Part of Journal of general internal medicine, p. 2917-2926, 2024

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Drug utilization research on cardiovascular medicines

Poluzzi, Elisabetta; Petrović, Ana Tomas; Wettermark, Björn

Part of Drug Utilization Research, p. 332-341, John Wiley & Sons, 2024

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Environmental sustainability-an essential component of rational use of medicines

Giunchi, Valentina; Fusaroli, Michele; Linder, Elkanah; Villén, Johanna et al.

Part of International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, p. 102-112, 2024

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Ethics in drug utilization research

Trečiokienė, Indrė; Kälvemark Sporrong, Sofia; Wettermark, Björn; Druedahl, Louise C.

Part of Drug Utilization Research Methods and Applications, p. 215-222, John Wiley & Sons, 2024

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on initiation of antihypertensive drugs in Sweden: an interrupted time series study

Tomas, Ana; Wettermark, Björn; Nyberg, Fredrik; Hajiebrahimi, Mohammadhossein

Part of BMJ Open, 2024

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Impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic on adult mental health-related dispensed medications, hospitalizations and specialist outpatient visits in Norway and Sweden: Interrupted time series analysis

Moreno-Martos, David; Zhao, Jing; Li, Huiqi; Nyberg, Fredrik et al.

Part of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 1627-1636, 2024

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Pan-European survey on medication adherence management by healthcare professionals

Kamusheva, Maria; Aarnio, Emma; Qvarnström, Miriam; Hafez, Gaye et al.

Part of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 3135-3145, 2024

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Persistence to statin treatment: A cohort study in Lithuania

Kirilova, Karina; Treciokiene, Indre; Bratcikoviene, Nomeda; Qvarnström, Miriam et al.

Part of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, p. 43-51, 2024

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Pulmonary embolism after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

Zethelius, Björn; Attelind, Sofia; Westman, Gabriel; Ljung, Rickard et al.

Part of Vaccine: X, 2024

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Quantitative studies in drug utilization research

Wettermark, Björn; Elseviers, Monique; Ghiucic, Cristina Mihaela

Part of Drug Utilization Research, p. 41-50, John Wiley & Sons, 2024

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Secondary drug utilization data

Hajiebrahimi, Mohammadhossein; Pont, Lisa G.; Garuoliene, Kristina

Part of Drug Utilization Research, p. 104-114, John Wiley & Sons, 2024

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Socioeconomic factors associated with poor medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes

Ekenberg, Marie; Qvarnström, Miriam; Sundström, Anders; Martinell, Mats et al.

Part of European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 53-63, 2024

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Statin treatment for primary and secondary prevention in elderly patients-a cross-sectional study in Stockholm, Sweden

Wettermark, Björn; Kalantaripour, Camelia; Forslund, Tomas; Hjemdahl, Paul

Part of European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 1571-1580, 2024

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The environment and drug utilisation research

Nekoro, Marmar; Villén, Johanna; Petrović, Ana Tomas

Part of Drug Utilization Research Methods and Applications, p. 464-481, John Wiley & Sons, 2024

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Trends in statin utilization and ischemic heart disease mortality in Lithuania and Sweden, 2000-2020

Treciokiene, Indre; Daukintyte, Kamile; Hjemdahl, Paul; Wettermark, Björn

Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024

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A Qualitative Study on Patients' Views on Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medications

Malkon, Salpe; Wettermark, Björn; Kahan, Thomas; Bastholm-Rahmner, Pia et al.

Part of Patient Preference and Adherence, p. 3331-3339, 2023

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Artificial intelligence-driven prediction of COVID-19-related hospitalization and death: a systematic review

Shakibfar, Saeed; Nyberg, Fredrik; Li, Huiqi; Zhao, Jing et al.

Part of Frontiers in Public Health, 2023

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Editorial: Recent advances in attempts to improve medication adherence-from basic research to clinical practice

Kardas, Przemyslaw; Dima, Alexandra L.; Potocnjak, Ines; Wettermark, Björn et al.

Part of Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023

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Estimating environmental exposure to analgesic drugs: A cross-sectional study of drug utilization patterns in the area surrounding Sweden's largest drinking water source

Villén, Johanna; Nekoro, Marmar; Kälvemark Sporrong, Sofia; Håkonsen, Helle et al.

Part of Environmental Advances, 2023

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Feasibility and validity of using healthcare databases to conduct cross-national comparative studies of opioid use, its determinants and consequences

Chen, Teng-Chou; Wettermark, Björn; Steinke, Douglas E.; Caughey, Gillian et al.

Part of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, p. 1021-1031, 2023

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Half a Century of Fragmented Research on Deviations from Advised Therapies: Is This a Good Time to Call for Multidisciplinary Medication Adherence Research Centres of Excellence?

Kardas, Przemyslaw; Ágh, Tamás; Dima, Alexandra; Goetzinger, Catherine et al.

Part of Pharmaceutics, 2023

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Heterogeneity after harmonisation: A retrospective cohort study of bleeding and stroke risk after the introduction of direct oral anticoagulants in four Western European countries

Komen, J. J.; Hunt, N. B.; Pottegård, A.; Hjemdahl, P. et al.

Part of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, p. 1223-1232, 2023

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Hypertension management and drug-related problems: A case report of the 23-year history of Mr. Jonas

Treciokiene, Indre; Peceliuniene, Jurate; Wettermark, Björn; Gulbinovic, Jolanta et al.

Part of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2023

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Knowledge support for environmental information on pharmaceuticals: experiences among Swedish Drug and Therapeutics Committees

Linder, Elkanah; Wettermark, Björn; Ovesjö, Marie-Louise; Kälvemark Sporrong, Sofia et al.

Part of BMC Health Services Research, 2023

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Machine learning-driven development of a disease risk score for COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality: a Swedish and Norwegian register-based study

Shakibfar, Saeed; Zhao, Jing; Li, Huiqi; Nordeng, Hedvig et al.

Part of Frontiers in Public Health, 2023

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Physical-mental multimorbidity in a large primary health care population in Stockholm County, Sweden

Taloyan, Marina; Alinaghizadeh, Hassan; Wettermark, Björn; Hasselstrom, Jan Hasselstrom Jan et al.

Part of Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2023

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Potential Drug-Related Problems in Pediatric Patients-Describing the Use of a Clinical Decision Support System at Pharmacies in Sweden

Abass Abdulkadir, Sazan; Wettermark, Björn; Hammar, Tora

Part of Pharmacy, 2023

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Stakeholders' perspectives and use of web-based knowledge support for environmental information on pharmaceuticals

Linder, Elkanah; Villén, Johanna; Nekoro, Marmar; Wettermark, Björn et al.

Part of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2023

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The environmental impact of pharmaceuticals in Italy: Integrating healthcare and eco-toxicological data to assess and potentially mitigate their diffusion to water supplies

Giunchi, Valentina; Fusaroli, Michele; Linder, Elkanah; Villén, Johanna et al.

Part of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 2020-2027, 2023

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Challenges and Opportunities With Routinely Collected Data on the Utilization of Cancer Medicines. Perspectives From Health Authority Personnel Across 18 European Countries

Pisana, Alice; Wettermark, Björn; Kurdi, Amanj; Tubic, Biljana et al.

Part of Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022

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Community Attitudes and Habits Toward Over-The-Counter Drugs: Results of a Study Conducted in Thessaloniki, Greece

Lalagkas, Panagiotis-Nikolaos; Poulentzas, Georgios; Takaviti, Anna; Toursidou, Zaklin et al.

Part of Value in Health Regional Issues, p. 38-45, 2022

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Comparison of drug prescribing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-national European study

Krulichova, Iva Selke; Selke, Gisbert W.; Bennie, Marion; Hajiebrahimi, Mohammadhossein et al.

Part of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, p. 1046-1055, 2022

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Consumption of antidepressants and economic austerity in Brazil

de Mattos, Livia Teixeira; Serpa Osorio-de-Castro, Claudia Garcia; Santos-Pinto, Claudia Du Bocage; Wettermark, Björn et al.

Part of Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research, p. 1221-1229, 2022

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Core concepts in pharmacoepidemiology: Measures of drug utilization based on individual-level drug dispensing data

Rasmussen, Lotte; Wettermark, Björn; Steinke, Douglas; Pottegard, Anton

Part of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, p. 1015-1026, 2022

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Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines over 13 Months Covering the Period of the Emergence of the Omicron Variant in the Swedish Population

Xu, Yiyi; Li, Huiqi; Kirui, Brian; Santosa, Ailiana et al.

Part of Vaccines, 2022

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Initiation of antihypertensive drugs to patients with confirmed COVID-19-A population-based cohort study in Sweden

Mousa, Salar Issa; Nyberg, Fredrik; Hajiebrahimi, Mohammadhossein; Bertilsson, Rebecka et al.

Part of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, p. 196-204, 2022

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Non-persistence to antihypertensive drug therapy in Lithuania

Treciokiene, Indre; Bratcikoviene, Nomeda; Gulbinovic, Jolanta; Wettermark, Björn et al.

Part of European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 1687-1696, 2022

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Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants, proton pump inhibitors and gastrointestinal bleeds

Komen, Joris; Pottegård, Anton; Hjemdahl, Paul; Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K et al.

Part of Heart, p. 613-618, 2022

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Oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation at low stroke risk: a multicentre observational study

Komen, Joris J.; Pottegard, Anton; Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K.; Forslund, Tomas et al.

Part of European Heart Journal, p. 3528-3538, 2022

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Protective effects of statins on COVID-19 risk, severity and fatal outcome: a nationwide Swedish cohort study

Santosa, Ailiana; Franzen, Stefan; Natman, Jonatan; Wettermark, Björn et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2022

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The impact of the war on maintenance of long-term therapies in Ukraine

Khanyk, Nataliia; Hromovyk, Bohdan; Levytska, Oksana; Agh, Tamas et al.

Part of Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022

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Trend of Antihypertensive Medicine Use in the Baltic States between 2008 and 2018: A Retrospective Cross-National Comparison

Treciokiene, Indre; Bratcikoviene, Nomeda; Gulbinovic, Jolanta; Wettermark, Björn et al.

Part of PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY, p. 1-11, 2022

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Use of nephrotoxic medications in adults with chronic kidney disease in Swedish and US routine care

Bosi, Alessandro; Xu, Yunwen; Gasparini, Alessandro; Wettermark, Björn et al.

Part of Clinical Kidney Journal, p. 442-451, 2022

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Utilization of healthcare and prescription medicines after non-pharmacological interventions for depression - A 3-year register follow-up of an RCT in primary care

Bondesson, Elisabeth; Joud, Anna; Stigmar, Kjerstin; Ringqvist, Asa et al.

Part of Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022

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A Cross-Sectional Survey on Medication Management Practices for Noncommunicable Diseases in Europe During the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ágh, Tamás; van Boven, Job F. M.; Wettermark, Björn; Menditto, Enrica et al.

Part of Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021

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Disparities in European healthcare system approaches to maintaining continuity of medication for non-communicable diseases during the COVID-19 outbreak Comment

Kardas, Przemyslaw; van Boven, Job Frank Martien; Pinnock, Hilary; Menditto, Enrica et al.

Part of The Lancet Regional Health, 2021

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European Network to Advance Best Practices and Technology on Medication Adherence: Mission Statement

van Boven, Job F. M.; Tsiligianni, Ioanna; Potocnjak, Ines; Mihajlovic, Jovan et al.

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Non-adherence and sub-optimal treatment with asthma medications in young adults: a population-based cohort study

Dahlén, Elin; Bergström, Anna; Ödling, Maria; Ekström, Sandra et al.

Part of Journal of Asthma, p. 1-9, 2021

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Persistence and adherence to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation across five Western European countries

Komen, Joris J; Pottegård, Anton; Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K; Forslund, Tomas et al.

Part of Europace, p. 1722-1730, 2021

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Post-stroke epilepsy and antiepileptic drug use in men and women

Loikas, Desiree; Linner, Love; Sundström, Anders; Wettermark, Björn et al.

Part of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, p. 148-157, 2021

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Societal impact for patients with psoriasis: A nationwide Swedish register study

Häbel, Henrike; Wettermark, Björn; Hägg, David; Villacorta, Reginald et al.

Part of JAAD International, p. 63-75, 2021

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Swedish Covid-19 Investigation for Future Insights-A Population Epidemiology Approach Using Register Linkage (SCIFI-PEARL)

Nyberg, Fredrik; Franzen, Stefan; Lindh, Magnus; Vanfleteren, Lowie et al.

Part of Clinical Epidemiology, p. 649-659, 2021

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Utilisation Trend of Long-Acting Insulin Analogues including Biosimilars across Europe: Findings and Implications

Godman, Brian; Wladysiuk, Magdalene; McTaggart, Stuart; Kurdi, Amanj et al.

Part of BioMed Research International, 2021

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Challenges facing drug utilization research in the Latin American region

Salas, Maribel; Lopes, Luciane C.; Godman, Brian; Truter, Ilse et al.

Part of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, p. 1353-1363, 2020

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Drug-disease interactions in Swedish senior primary care patients were dominated by non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs and hypertension - a population-based registry study

Schmidt-Mende, Katharina; Andersen, Morten; Wettermark, Björn; Hasselstrom, Jan

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, p. 330-339, 2020

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Survival of esophageal and gastric cancer patients with adjuvant and palliative chemotherapy-a retrospective analysis of a register-based patient cohort

Ekheden, Isabella; Ebrahim, Fereshte; olafsdottir, Halla; Raaschou, Pauline et al.

Part of European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 1029-1041, 2020

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