MS. KAYAO LAU NP
Prescription History 1720263734
Nurse Practitioner in Boston, MA
NPI Status: Active since January 09, 2008
Contact Information
55 FRUIT ST
BOSTON, MA
ZIP 02114
Phone: (617) 724-4000
Fax: (617) 724-9994
Prescription History for Informed Healthcare Decisions
When choosing a healthcare provider, especially one who prescribes medications, having access to their prescribing history can be invaluable. This page offers detailed insights into the prescriptions MS. KAYAO LAU NP has written for Medicare beneficiaries in the past, empowering both current and prospective patients to make informed decisions about their healthcare.
Why This Information Matters
This Medicare Part D dataset provides transparency into the provider’s prescribing patterns, helping you understand the scope and nature of their pharmaceutical care. Here’s what you can learn:
- Prescribing Trends: See which medications—both generic and brand-name—this provider has most frequently prescribed.
- Specialization Insights: The types of drugs prescribed can give insight into the provider’s areas of focus or specialization, whether it’s managing chronic conditions, addressing acute illnesses, or providing preventive care.
- Cost Awareness: Learn about the total drug costs associated with these prescriptions, which may help you anticipate your own costs and coverage needs.
- Patient-Centered Decision Making: Understanding a provider’s prescribing practices helps you align their expertise with your health goals, ensuring the care you receive is consistent with your expectations.
- Generic Name
- Hydroxyurea
- Specialty
- Nurse Practitioner
- Times Prescribed
- 16
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 22.7
- What is this prescription?
- An antineoplastic agent that inhibits DNA synthesis through the inhibition of ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase.
- What is this prescription used for?
- This medication is used by people with sickle cell anemia to reduce the number of painful crises caused by the disease and to reduce the need for blood transfusions. Some brands are also used to treat certain types of cancer (such as chronic myelogenous leukemia, squamous cell carcinomas).
- Generic Name
- Letrozole
- Specialty
- Nurse Practitioner
- Times Prescribed
- 14
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 42
- What is this prescription?
- A triazole and benzonitrile derivative that is a selective non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor, similar to ANASTROZOLE. It is used in the treatment of metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
- What is this prescription used for?
- This medication is used to treat certain types of breast cancer (such as hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer) in women after menopause. Letrozole is also used to help prevent the cancer from returning. Some breast cancers are made to grow faster by a natural hormone called estrogen. Letrozole decreases the amount of estrogen the body makes and helps to slow or reverse the growth of these breast cancers.
- Generic Name
- Lorazepam
- Specialty
- Nurse Practitioner
- Times Prescribed
- 12
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 12
- What is this prescription?
- A benzodiazepine used as an anti-anxiety agent with few side effects. It also has hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and considerable sedative properties and has been proposed as a preanesthetic agent.
- What is this prescription used for?
- This medication is used to treat serious seizures that do not stop (status epilepticus). It is also used before surgeries or procedures to cause drowsiness, decrease anxiety, and cause forgetfulness about the procedure or surgery. Lorazepam belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines, which produce a calming effect on the brain and nerves (central nervous system). It is thought to work by increasing the effect of a certain natural chemical (GABA) in the brain.
- Generic Name
- Oxycodone Hcl
- Specialty
- Nurse Practitioner
- Times Prescribed
- 15
- Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed
- 15
- What is this prescription?
- A semisynthetic derivative of CODEINE.
- What is this prescription used for?
- This medication is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain.
This dataset provides information about prescriptions written for Medicare beneficiaries in the year 2022. It does not include prescriptions for patients with private insurance, Medicaid, or other coverage types. However, this information remains valuable for all patients, as it may reflect the provider's overall prescribing preferences and approach to pharmaceutical care. This can help you make better-informed decisions when considering or continuing care with this provider.