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... Untitled Document AS-medicine-race Mon Mar 13 13:00:02 2006 Pacific Time An Unintended Consequence: Racial Disparities in Access to Medicines Increase After Implementation of Prescription Surveillance BOSTON, March 13 (AScribe Newswire) - Health policies designed to curb inappropriate medication prescribing can have the unintended effect of increasing racial disparities in access to appropriate care, reports a study by the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care).

The research, led by Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD, associate professor in the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, and Sallie-Anne Pearson, PhD, of the University of New South Wales, is reported in the March 13 Archives of Internal Medicine.

"This is the first well-controlled study to show that health policies designed to reduce drug costs and abuse can increase racial disparities in access to effective care for those with chronic illnesses, like schizophrenia," said Pearson.

The authors examined the effects of a prescription-monitoring program on access to benzodiazepines among nearly 125,000 Medicaid enrollees living in neighborhoods of different racial composition.

Benzodiazepines are widely prescribed and effective treatments when used appropriately for anxiety, panic, sleep, and seizure disorders.

They are also adjunct therapies for people with chronic mental illness, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia...

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Source: Harvard Medical School Released: Wed 08-Mar-2006, 17:10 ET Embargo expired: Mon 13-Mar-2006, 16:00 ET Printer-friendly Version Racial Disparities in Access to Medicines Increase with Prescription Surveillance LibrariesMedical News KeywordsRACIAL DISPARITIES, BENZODIAZEPINE, MEDICAID Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters onlyDescriptionHealth policies designed to curb inappropriate medication prescribing can have the unintended effect of increasing racial disparities in access to appropriate care.

Newswise — Health policies designed to curb inappropriate medication prescribing can have the unintended effect of increasing racial disparities in access to appropriate care, reports a study by the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care).

The research, led by Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD, associate professor in the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, and Sallie-Anne Pearson, PhD, of the University of New South Wales, is...