Pranav Patel

University of Toledo · College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

OBJECTIVE The goal of this article was to describe trends in publications (including conference abstracts) and clinical trials that report on glycemic time in range (TIR). DATA SOURCES Reviewed databases included but were not limited to MEDLINE and Embase. Clinical trial registries were also sourced. STUDY SELECTION All studies reporting TIR publ...

Background Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a major public health concern, with mortality rates in individuals who use opioid medications being up to 30 times greater than those of individuals who do not use such medications. Social risk factors influence one’s ability to make healthy choices, and pose challenges for individuals recovering from OUD. O...

Background: HbA1c has traditionally been the gold standard of glycemic control. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has enabled capture of newer glycemic measures such as time in range (TIR) which has been associated with diabetes outcomes, captures glucose variability, and has been endorsed by professional societies. This preliminary analysis desc...

Loneliness is a public health concern associated with individuals adopting various coping mechanisms to counter stressors. Stressors like social determinants of health (SDoH) risks (housing, food) have been associated with smoking. This study examines the role of loneliness on the relationship of SDoH risks with smoking. A cross-sectional study uti...

Objectives: The primary aim was to examine the association of social risks with avoiding/delaying health care after controlling for sociodemographic covariates, and the secondary aim was to examine the association of social risks with emergency department (ED) visits after controlling for avoiding/delaying health care and sociodemographic covariat...

Background: Social determinants of health (SDoH) play a critical role in health of an individual. Preliminary evidence has indicated association of SDoH with inappropriate health utilization trends. Objectives: 1. Examine the association of SDoH with avoiding or delaying healthcare. 2. Explore the association of SDoH with emergency department (ED)...

Objectives Primary objective of this study was to compare the overall health expenditures of patients with type 2 diabetes on sodium–glucose cotransporter‐2 (SGLT2) inhibitors versus dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 (DPP4) inhibitors. Methods Two cohorts of type 2 diabetes patients receiving either SGLT2 inhibitor with metformin or DPP4 inhibitor with metfo...

Objective: Patient selection of community pharmacy is based on a multitude of factors. With increasing competition and rapidly changing face of pharmacy, identification of these factors is critical for patient satisfaction and financial success. This systematic review summarizes patient preferences for different attributes of community pharmacy....

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine racial and ethnic disparities with the adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) in adults with persistent asthma, and its association with healthcare expenditures. Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional study using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2013-2014 data included patients ≥...

Metoprolol, a selective beta-1 blocker, is available in two different salt forms in the market - metoprolol succinate (MS) and metoprolol tartarate (MT). Both the formulations are Food and Drug Administration approved for the treatment of hypertension. Several studies have shown similar efficacies between the two salts; however, they differ in thei...