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ArticleOphthalmic epidemiology2025

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prescription of a Novel Agent in Medical Management of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.

Andy Kuo, Sophie Yue, David C Kaelber, Ang Li

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Andy KuoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Sophie YueDepartment of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
David C KaelberDepartments of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Ang LiCenter for Ophthalmic Bioinformatics, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of ClevelandUL1TR002548 · NCATS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI MCCOMSEY, GRACE A · 2018 to 2022
$35.5M
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio, Catalyzing Linkages to Equity in Health (CLE Health)UM1TR004528 · NCATS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI GRACE A MCCOMSEY · 2023 to 2026
$32.1M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002548NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004528
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Abstract

purposeTo investigate racial and ethnic inequalities in prescription of Netarsudil, one of two anti-glaucoma medications with a novel mechanism to be introduced in the past two decades, among patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.

methodsThis retrospective cohort matched study, based on electronic health records consisting of 92 million patients in the U.S, utilized Propensity Score Match, Relative Risk, Kaplan-Meier survival, and Chi-Square analysis to identify differences in rates of Netarsudil prescribing between racial and ethnic groups (non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic Other Race, and Hispanic).

resultsAmong the sample of patients that met Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma inclusion criteria (55,942), more White patients were prescribed Netarsudil than Black; (RR:1.24, 95% CI: 1.15-1.34) and Hispanic; (RR:1.63, 95% CI: 1.29-2.07) patients. White patients had higher prescription rates than Black patients in the Midwest (6.5% vs 4.2%;

conclusionsDifferences in Netarsudil prescription rates within the United States exist between White and Black patients, and White and Hispanic patients. These differences exist when stratified by regions within the U.S. by varying degrees. Future studies are needed to investigate factors contributing to disparities in accessing new medications and to identify ways to eliminate such barriers to improve equity in care of glaucoma patients, especially among those historically disadvantaged.

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Benzoatesbeta-AlanineDrug PrescriptionsEthnicityGlaucoma, Open-AngleHealthcare DisparitiesPractice Patterns, Physicians'AgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIntraocular PressureMaleMiddle AgedBenzoatesbeta-AlaninenetarsudilDisparity in healthcareNetarsudilPrimary Open-Angle Glaucoma

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PMID39389153
PMCPMC13474020

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