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Impact of legislation and a prescription monitoring program on the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescriptions for monitored drugs in Ontario: a time series analysis

Tara Gomes, David Juurlink, Zhan Yao, Ximena Camacho, J. Michael Paterson, Samantha Singh, Irfan Dhalla, Beth Sproule and Muhammad Mamdani
November 18, 2014 2 (4) E256-E261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20140027
Tara Gomes
1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont.
5Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
8Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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David Juurlink
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2Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.
4Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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J. Michael Paterson
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5Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
9Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Samantha Singh
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Irfan Dhalla
1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont.
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Beth Sproule
6Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
7Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
10Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 2 no. 4 E256-E261
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20140027
PubMed 
25485251
History 
  • Published online November 18, 2014.
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  1. Tara Gomes, MHSc1,5,8,
  2. David Juurlink, MD, PhD1,2,4,
  3. Zhan Yao, MD, MS1,
  4. Ximena Camacho, MMath1,
  5. J. Michael Paterson, MSc1,5,9,
  6. Samantha Singh, BSc1,
  7. Irfan Dhalla, MD, MSc1,3,8,
  8. Beth Sproule, PharmD6,7,10,
  9. Muhammad Mamdani, PharmD, MPH3,5,6
  1. 1Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont.
  2. 2Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.
  3. 3Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
  4. 4Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
  5. 5Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
  6. 6Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
  7. 7Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
  8. 8Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
  9. 9Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
  10. 10Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to:
    Tara Gomes, GomesT{at}smh.ca
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Tara Gomes, David Juurlink, Zhan Yao, Ximena Camacho, J. Michael Paterson, Samantha Singh, Irfan Dhalla, Beth Sproule, Muhammad Mamdani
Oct 2014, 2 (4) E256-E261; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20140027

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Oct 2014, 2 (4) E256-E261; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20140027
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