Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
1
|
Incidence of hospitalized rhabdomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs.
|
JAMA
|
2004
|
5.25
|
2
|
Comparison of drug adherence rates among patients with seven different medical conditions.
|
Pharmacotherapy
|
2008
|
2.82
|
3
|
ADHD medications and risk of serious cardiovascular events in young and middle-aged adults.
|
JAMA
|
2011
|
2.77
|
4
|
Effect of increased cost-sharing on oral hypoglycemic use in five managed care organizations: how much is too much?
|
Med Care
|
2005
|
2.33
|
5
|
Risks of congenital malformations and perinatal events among infants exposed to antidepressant medications during pregnancy.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2007
|
2.09
|
6
|
Estimation of the period prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease among nine health plans using computerized diagnoses and outpatient pharmacy dispensings.
|
Inflamm Bowel Dis
|
2007
|
2.03
|
7
|
A critical review of methods to evaluate the impact of FDA regulatory actions.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2013
|
2.00
|
8
|
A systematic review of validated methods for identifying heart failure using administrative data.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2012
|
1.86
|
9
|
FDA drug prescribing warnings: is the black box half empty or half full?
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2006
|
1.83
|
10
|
Validity of gout diagnoses in administrative data.
|
Arthritis Rheum
|
2007
|
1.62
|
11
|
Monitoring of drugs with a narrow therapeutic range in ambulatory care.
|
Am J Manag Care
|
2006
|
1.60
|
12
|
Nonadherence as a predictor of antidiabetic drug therapy intensification (augmentation).
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2004
|
1.56
|
13
|
Trends in elective labor induction for six United States health plans, 2001-2007.
|
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
|
2014
|
1.54
|
14
|
Challenges of estimating health service utilization for osteoarthritis patients on a population level.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2002
|
1.48
|
15
|
Liver and thyroid monitoring in ambulatory patients prescribed amiodarone in 10 HMOs.
|
J Manag Care Pharm
|
2006
|
1.46
|
16
|
Chronic disease score as a predictor of hospitalization.
|
Epidemiology
|
2002
|
1.43
|
17
|
Medication adherence of patients with selected rheumatic conditions: a systematic review of the literature.
|
Semin Arthritis Rheum
|
2008
|
1.38
|
18
|
Early detection of adverse drug events within population-based health networks: application of sequential testing methods.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2007
|
1.35
|
19
|
Adherence with urate-lowering therapies for the treatment of gout.
|
Arthritis Res Ther
|
2009
|
1.35
|
20
|
Increased use of second-generation macrolide antibiotics for children in nine health plans in the United States.
|
Pediatrics
|
2004
|
1.28
|
21
|
Risk factors for statin-associated rhabdomyolysis.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2007
|
1.27
|
22
|
Patient decision to initiate therapy for osteoporosis: the influence of knowledge and beliefs.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2008
|
1.25
|
23
|
Laboratory monitoring of drugs at initiation of therapy in ambulatory care.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2005
|
1.23
|
24
|
Potentially inappropriate medication use by elderly persons in U.S. Health Maintenance Organizations, 2000-2001.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2005
|
1.22
|
25
|
Evaluation of gestational age and admission date assumptions used to determine prenatal drug exposure from administrative data.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2005
|
1.21
|
26
|
Polypharmacy with oral antidiabetic agents: an indicator of poor glycemic control.
|
Am J Manag Care
|
2006
|
1.14
|
27
|
Risks of congenital malformations and perinatal events among infants exposed to calcium channel and beta-blockers during pregnancy.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2010
|
1.12
|
28
|
Consequences of poor compliance with bisphosphonates.
|
Bone
|
2007
|
1.09
|
29
|
Medication adherence and use of generic drug therapies.
|
Am J Manag Care
|
2009
|
1.08
|
30
|
Changes in women's use of hormones after the Women's Health Initiative estrogen and progestin trial by race, education, and income.
|
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr
|
2005
|
1.07
|
31
|
Laboratory monitoring of potassium and creatinine in ambulatory patients receiving angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2007
|
1.04
|
32
|
Prevalence and trends in the use of antipsychotic medications during pregnancy in the U.S., 2001-2007: a population-based study of 585,615 deliveries.
|
Arch Womens Ment Health
|
2013
|
1.03
|
33
|
Trends in the use of antiepileptic drugs among pregnant women in the US, 2001-2007: a medication exposure in pregnancy risk evaluation program study.
|
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.96
|
34
|
Gastric and duodenal safety of daily alendronate.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2002
|
0.94
|
35
|
Persistence with lipid-lowering therapy: influence of the type of lipid-lowering agent and drug benefit plan option in elderly patients.
|
J Manag Care Pharm
|
2004
|
0.92
|
36
|
Older women's views about prescription osteoporosis medication: a cross-sectional, qualitative study.
|
Drugs Aging
|
2010
|
0.91
|
37
|
Validation of an algorithm to estimate gestational age in electronic health plan databases.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2013
|
0.90
|
38
|
Baseline laboratory monitoring of cardiovascular medications in elderly health maintenance organization enrollees.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2005
|
0.90
|
39
|
Health system responses to the Women's Health Initiative findings on estrogen and progestin: organizational response.
|
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr
|
2005
|
0.89
|
40
|
Incidence of Churg-Strauss syndrome in asthma drug users: a population-based perspective.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2005
|
0.89
|
41
|
Adherence and occurrence of fractures after switching to once-monthly oral bisphophonates.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2010
|
0.88
|
42
|
Statin discontinuation in nursing home residents with advanced dementia.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2014
|
0.88
|
43
|
The dynamics of chronic gout treatment: medication gaps and return to therapy.
|
Am J Med
|
2010
|
0.88
|
44
|
Prevalence, trends, and patterns of use of antidiabetic medications among pregnant women, 2001-2007.
|
Obstet Gynecol
|
2013
|
0.87
|
45
|
Administrative data used to identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2008
|
0.85
|
46
|
Methods of linking mothers and infants using health plan data for studies of pregnancy outcomes.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2013
|
0.85
|
47
|
Laboratory evaluation of potassium and creatinine among ambulatory patients prescribed spironolactone: are we monitoring for hyperkalemia?
|
Ann Pharmacother
|
2007
|
0.85
|
48
|
Adoption of once-monthly oral bisphosphonates and the impact on adherence.
|
Am J Med
|
2010
|
0.84
|
49
|
Early adverse drug event signal detection within population-based health networks using sequential methods: key methodologic considerations.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2009
|
0.84
|
50
|
Hormone therapy initiation after the Women's Health Initiative.
|
Menopause
|
2008
|
0.83
|
51
|
The impact of comorbidities on hormone use. After the 2000 release of the Women's Health Initiative.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2005
|
0.82
|
52
|
Beginning and duration of pregnancy in automated health care databases: review of estimation methods and validation results.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2015
|
0.81
|
53
|
Bone density consequences of initiation and compliance with therapy for osteoporosis.
|
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
|
2010
|
0.80
|
54
|
Drug safety data mining with a tree-based scan statistic.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2013
|
0.79
|
55
|
Communicating safety information to physicians: an examination of dear doctor letters.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2005
|
0.78
|
56
|
The prevalence and trends of antiviral medication use during pregnancy in the US: a population-based study of 664,297 deliveries in 2001-2007.
|
Matern Child Health J
|
2014
|
0.78
|
57
|
Identification of patients with Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) using automated data.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2004
|
0.78
|
58
|
Asthma drug use and the development of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS).
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2007
|
0.77
|
59
|
Risk management in therapeutics: when the patient becomes the last line of defense.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2002
|
0.75
|
60
|
Drug Adverse Event Detection in Health Plan Data Using the Gamma Poisson Shrinker and Comparison to the Tree-based Scan Statistic.
|
Pharmaceutics
|
2013
|
0.75
|
61
|
Response to the letter by Mol.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2014
|
0.75
|