Historical Evolution and Provider Awareness of Inactive Ingredients in Oral Medications.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A multitude of different versions of the same medication with different inactive ingredients are currently available. It has not been quantified how this has evolved historically. Furthermore, it is unknown whether healthcare professionals consider the inactive ingredient portion when prescribing medications to patients.

Methods

We used data mining to track the number of available formulations for the same medication over time and correlate the number of available versions in 2019 to the number of manufacturers, the years since first approval, and the number of prescriptions. A focused survey among healthcare professionals was conducted to query their consideration of the inactive ingredient portion of a medication when writing prescriptions.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Reker D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212167 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature