Prescription Drug Use by Women and Men in Utah Medicaid

Substance use and abuse is a factor of great concern to health care stakeholders. The objective of this study was to characterize pharmaceutical prescription utilization among female compared to male Utah Medicaid patients …

Statin Treatment of Diabetic Patients in Utah Medicaid

There is strong evidence supporting the benefit of statin use in diabetic dyslipidemia for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The Adult Treatment Panel (ATP III) guidelines, an evidence-based report authored by the National Cholesterol Education Program, recommend that statin therapy be initiated in diabetic patients without regard to baseline blood cholesterol in all patients over the age of 40.