Study Publications List

Emerge Study Publications

Here you will find a detailed list of all publiactions from the Emerge team. We have categorised our publiactions into research areas and then year for ease of readability. Please click on the Research area of your choosing and then filter through each year.

Safe & Quality Medicines

Papers from 2019-2016

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Adherence

Papers from 2019-2016

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Cancer Epidemiology

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Other Disease Modelling

Papers from 2019-2016

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Safe & Quality Medicines

Publications 2019-2016

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PUBLICATIONS 2019

Safe & Quality Medicines Publications

Byrne CJ, Walsh C, Cahir C, Bennett K. Impact of drug burden index on adverse health outcomes in Irish community-dwelling older people: a cohort study. BMC Geriatr. 2019 Apr 29;19(1):121. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1138-7. PubMed PMID:31035946.

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Cahir C, Wallace E, Cummins A, Teljeur C, Byrne C, Bennett K, Fahey T. Identifying Adverse Drug Events in Older Community-Dwelling Patients. Ann Fam Med. 2019 Mar;17(2):133-140. doi: 10.1370/afm.2359. PubMed PMID: 30858256; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6411408.

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McDowell RD, Bennett K, Moriarty F, Clarke S, Barry M, Fahey T. Prescriber Variation in Relation to Prescribing Trends within the Preferred Drugs Initiative in Ireland (2012-2015): An Interrupted Time-Series Study Using Latent Curve Models. Med Decis Making. 2019 Apr;39(3):278-293. doi: 10.1177/0272989X18818165. Epub 2019 Feb 9. PubMed PMID: 30741086.

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Moriarty F, Cahir C, Bennett K, Fahey T. Economic impact of potentially inappropriate prescribing and related adverse events in older people: a cost-utility analysis using Markov models. BMJ Open. 2019 Jan 30;9(1):e021832. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021832. PubMed PMID: 30705233; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6359741.

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Kennedy C, Duggan E, Bennett K, Williams DJ. Rates of reported codeine-related poisonings and codeine prescribing following new national guidance in Ireland. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2019 Jan;28(1):106-111. doi: 10.1002/pds.4725. Epub 2019 Jan 9. PubMed PMID: 30623512.

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Publications 2018

SAFE & QUALITY MEDICINES PUBLICATIONS

Barry E, Moriarty F, Boland F, Bennett K, Smith SM. The PIPc Study-application of indicators of potentially inappropriate prescribing in children (PIPc) to a national prescribing database in Ireland: a cross-sectional prevalence study. BMJ Open. 2018 Oct 21;8(10):e022876. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022876. PubMed PMID: 30344174; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC6196813.

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Moriarty F, Bennett K, Fahey T. Fixed-dose combination antihypertensives and risk of medication errors. Heart. 2019 Feb;105(3):204-209. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313492. Epub 2018 Aug 2. PubMed PMID: 30072364; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6388906.

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Byrne CJ, Walsh C, Cahir C, Ryan C, Williams DJ, Bennett K. Anticholinergic and sedative drug burden in community-dwelling older people: a national database study. BMJ Open. 2018 Jul 6;8(7):e022500. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022500.PubMed PMID: 29982221; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6045724.

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Richardson K, Fox C, Maidment I, Steel N, Loke YK, Arthur A, Myint PK, Grossi CM, Mattishent K, Bennett K, Campbell NL, Boustani M, Robinson L, Brayne C, Matthews FE, Savva GM. Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: case-control study. BMJ. 2018 Apr 25;361:k1315. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k1315. PubMed PMID: 29695481; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5915701.

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McDowell R, Bennett K, Moriarty F, Clarke S, Barry M, Fahey T. An evaluation of prescribing trends and patterns of claims within the Preferred Drugs Initiative in Ireland (2011-2016): an interrupted time-series study. BMJ Open. 2018 Apr 20;8(4):e019315. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019315. PubMed PMID: 29678966; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5914712.

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Cadogan CA, Ryan C, Cahir C, Bradley CP, Bennett K. Benzodiazepine and Z-drug prescribing in Ireland: analysis of national prescribing trends from 2005 to 2015. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2018 Jun;84(6):1354-1363. doi: 10.1111/bcp.13570. Epub 2018 Apr 16. PubMed PMID: 29488252; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5980334.

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Publications 2017

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Moriarty F, Cahir C, Bennett K, Hughes CM, Kenny RA, Fahey T. Potentially inappropriate prescribing and its association with health outcomes in middle-aged people: a prospective cohort study in Ireland. BMJ Open. 2017 Oct 16;7(10):e016562. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016562. PubMed PMID: 29042380; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5652466.

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Sinnott SJ, Bennett K, Cahir C. Pharmacoepidemiology resources in Ireland-an introduction to pharmacy claims data. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Nov;73(11):1449-1455. doi: 10.1007/s00228-017-2310-7. Epub 2017 Aug 17. Erratum in: Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Nov;73(11):1457. PubMed PMID: 28819675; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5662670.

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Teeling M, MacAvin MJ, Bennett K. Impact of safety warnings on domperidone prescribing in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci. 2018 May;187(2):281-285. doi:10.1007/s11845-017-1657-1. Epub 2017 Jul 20. PubMed PMID: 28730460.

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Byrne CJ, Cahir C, Curran C, Bennett K. High-risk prescribing in an Irish primary care population: trends and variation. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Dec;83(12):2821-2830. doi: 10.1111/bcp.13373. Epub 2017 Aug 16. PubMed PMID: 28701029; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5698567.

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Cahir C, Curran C, Byrne C, Walsh C, Hickey A, Williams DJ, Bennett K. Adverse Drug reactions in an Ageing PopulaTion (ADAPT) study protocol: a cross-sectional and prospective cohort study of hospital admissions related to adverse drug reactions in older patients. BMJ Open. 2017 Jun 9;7(6):e017322. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017322. PubMed PMID: 28600381; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC5726049.

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Murphy ME, Bennett K, Fahey T, Smith SM. Geographical variation in anti-diabetic prescribing in Ireland in 2013 and 2014: a cross-sectional analysis. Fam Pract. 2017 Sep 1;34(5):587-592. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmx036. PubMed PMID: 28472488.

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Publications 2016

SAFE & QUALITY MEDICINES PUBLICATIONS

Moriarty F, Bennett K, Cahir C, Fahey T. Characterizing Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Older People in Primary Care in Ireland from 1997 to 2012. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Dec;64(12):e291-e296.doi: 10.1111/jgs.14528. Epub 2016 Nov 7. PubMed PMID: 27996115.

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O’Dwyer M, Maidment ID, Bennett K, Peklar J, Mulryan N, McCallion P, McCarron M, Henman MC. Association of anticholinergic burden with adverse effects in older people with intellectual disabilities: an observational cross-sectional study. Br J Psychiatry. 2016 Dec;209(6):504-510. Epub 2016 Sep 22. PubMed PMID: 27660331.

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Barry E, O’Brien K, Moriarty F, Cooper J, Redmond P, Hughes CM, Bennett K, Fahey T, Smith SM; PIPc Project Steering group. PIPc study: development of indicators of potentially inappropriate prescribing in children (PIPc) in primary care using a modified Delphi technique. BMJ Open. 2016 Sep 6;6(9):e012079. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012079. PubMed PMID: 27601499; PubMed Central PMCID:PMC5020844.

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Wallace E, McDowell R, Bennett K, Fahey T, Smith SM. Impact of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing on Adverse Drug Events, Health Related Quality of Life and Emergency Hospital Attendance in Older People Attending General Practice: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2017 Feb;72(2):271-277. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glw140. Epub 2016 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 27466245; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5233913.

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Moriarty F, Bennett K, Cahir C, Kenny RA, Fahey T. Potentially inappropriate prescribing according to STOPP and START and adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people: a prospective cohort study. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2016 Sep;82(3):849-57. doi: 10.1111/bcp.12995. Epub 2016 Jun 9. PubMed PMID: 27136457; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5338119.

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Murphy S, Bennett K, Doherty CP. Prescribing trends for sodium valproate in Ireland. Seizure. 2016 Mar;36:44-48. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2016.01.019. Epub 2016 Feb 18. PubMed PMID: 26896815.

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Cooper JA, Moriarty F, Ryan C, Smith SM, Bennett K, Fahey T, Wallace E, Cahir C, Williams D, Teeling M, Hughes CM. Potentially inappropriate prescribing in two populations with differing socio-economic profiles: a cross-sectional database study using the PROMPT criteria. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2016 May;72(5):583-91. doi: 10.1007/s00228-015-2003-z. Epub 2016 Jan 28. PubMed PMID: 26820292; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4834102.

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Grimes RT, Bennett K, Canavan R, Tilson L, Henman MC. The impact of initial antidiabetic agent and use of monitoring agents on prescription costs in newly treated type 2 diabetes: A retrospective cohort analysis. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2016 Mar;113:152-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2015.12.020. Epub 2016 Jan 13. PubMed PMID: 26810270.

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Duane S, Domegan C, Callan A, Galvin S, Cormican M, Bennett K, Murphy AW, Vellinga A. Using qualitative insights to change practice: exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections. BMJ Open. 2016 Jan 11;6(1):e008894. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008894. PubMed PMID:26754175; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4716200.

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Grimes RT, Ensor J, Bennett K, Henman MC. Use of cardiovascular medicines in newly treated type 2 diabetes patients: A retrospective cohort study in general practice. Prim Care Diabetes. 2016 Aug;10(4):237-43. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2015.11.002. Epub 2015 Dec 1. PubMed PMID: 26654852.

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Vellinga A, Galvin S, Duane S, Callan A, Bennett K, Cormican M, Domegan C, Murphy AW. Intervention to improve the quality of antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection: a cluster randomized trial. CMAJ. 2016 Feb 2;188(2):108-115. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.150601. Epub 2015 Nov 16. PubMed PMID:26573754; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4732960.

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