Articles by Sujith Ramachandran, PhD

The Association Between Patient Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs and Medication Adherence
ByMegha A. Parikh, PhD, MS,Irene Nsiah, PhD,Sujith Ramachandran, PhD,Patrick J. Campbell, PharmD, PhD,Taruja Karmakar, PhD,Heather Black, PhD,John P. Bentley, PhD For Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, high out-of-pocket medical costs are associated with lower odds of medication adherence.

Continuity of Opioid Prescribing Among Older Adults on Long-term Opioids
BySujith Ramachandran, PhD,Monika Salkar, PhD,Kaustuv Bhattacharya, PhD,John P. Bentley, PhD,Shishir Maharjan, MS,Ike Eriator, MD,Gerald McGwin, PhD,Max J. Mauney, BA,Yi Yang, MD, PhD Among older adults with chronic noncancer pain on long-term opioid therapy, greater continuity of opioid prescribing was significantly associated with fewer opioid-related adverse outcomes.

Impact of Food Affordability on Diabetes-Related Preventable Hospitalization
BySujith Ramachandran, PhD,Yiqiao Zhang, MS,Tyler J. Dunn, PhD,Swarnali Goswami, MS,Eric Pittman, PharmD,Georgianna Mann, PhD,Annie Cafer, PhD Medicaid enrollees residing in counties with greater food affordability had lower odds of preventable hospitalization related to diabetes.