Undertreatment of overactive bladder among men with lower urinary tract symptoms in the United States: A retrospective observational study

• Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 1378 - 1386
• Main Authors: Burnett, Arthur L., Walker, David R., Feng, Qi, Johnston, Karissa M., Lozano‐Ortega, Greta, Nimke, David, Hairston, John C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists - therapeutic use; Adult; Aged; benign prostatic hyperplasia; Diagnosis; Drug Therapy, Combination; Epidemiology; Humans; Hyperplasia; lower urinary tract symptoms; Male; Medical diagnosis; Medicare; Middle Aged; Observational studies; Original Clinical; overactive bladder; Prostatic Hyperplasia - complications; Retrospective Studies; Tadalafil - therapeutic use; United States; Urinary Bladder, Overactive - drug therapy; Urinary Bladder, Overactive - etiology; Urinary tract; Urination; Urological Agents - therapeutic use; United States; epidemiology; lower urinary tract symptoms; overactive bladder; benign prostatic hyperplasia

Aims To characterize the epidemiology and treatment patterns of adult men (≥40 years) diagnosed with, or treated for, overactive bladder (OAB) and/or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods This retrospective observational study used data extracted from the IBM MarketScan Commercial Claims and E...