Using Automated Pharmacy Records to Assess the Management of Tuberculosis

Authors :: Girish S. Subramanyan
Deborah S. Yokoe
Sharon Sharnprapai
Edward Nardell
Eugene McCray
Richard Platt
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 5, Iss 6, Pp 788-791 (1999)
Publication Year :: 1999
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1999.
Abstract: We used automated pharmacy dispensing data to characterize tuberculosis (TB) management for 45 health maintenance organization (HMO) members. Pharmacy records distinguished patients treated in HMOs from those treated elsewhere. For cases treated in HMOs, they provided useful information about appropriateness of prescribed regimens and adherence to therapy.