PATRICIA A LARSON MD
Prescription History 1750300091
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease in Elk Grove Village, IL

Quality Rating: 75 out of 100 score

NPI Status: Active since July 18, 2006

Contact Information

901 BIESTERFIELD RD STE 213
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL
ZIP 60007
Phone: (847) 690-9767

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 PATRICIA A LARSON MD 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.

Amoxicillin

Generic Name: Amoxicillin
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 24
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 28
What is this prescription?: A broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic similar to AMPICILLIN except that its resistance to gastric acid permits higher serum levels with oral administration.
What is this prescription used for?: Amoxicillin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication is a penicillin-type antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. Amoxicillin is also used with other medications to treat stomach/intestinal ulcers caused by the bacteria H. pylori and to prevent the ulcers from returning.

Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass

Generic Name: Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 13
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 15
What is this prescription?: A fixed-ratio combination of amoxicillin trihydrate and potassium clavulanate.
What is this prescription used for?: Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid is a combination penicillin-type antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.

Azithromycin

Generic Name: Azithromycin
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 26
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 52
What is this prescription?: A semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic structurally related to ERYTHROMYCIN. It has been used in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infections, toxoplasmosis, and cryptosporidiosis.
What is this prescription used for?: This medication is used to treat certain eye infections. It is a macrolide antibiotic that works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This medication treats only bacterial eye infections. It will not work for other types of eye infections. Unnecessary use or misuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness.

Betamethasone Dipropionate

Generic Name: Betamethasone Dipropionate
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 12
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 12
What is this prescription used for?: This medication is used to treat a variety of skin conditions (such as eczema, dermatitis, allergies, rash). Betamethasone reduces the swelling, itching, and redness that can occur in these types of conditions. This medication is a strong corticosteroid.

Cefadroxil

Generic Name: Cefadroxil
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 20
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 52
What is this prescription?: Long-acting, broad-spectrum, water-soluble, CEPHALEXIN derivative.
What is this prescription used for?: This medication is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. It belongs to a class of drugs known as cephalosporin antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.

Ceftriaxone

Generic Name: Ceftriaxone Sodium
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 25
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 25
What is this prescription?: A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic and cefotaxime derivative with a very long half-life and high penetrability to meninges, eyes and inner ears.
What is this prescription used for?: Ceftriaxone is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as cephalosporin antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This drug is not recommended for use in newborns with high blood bilirubin levels and premature infants due to increased risk of side effects. Ask the doctor or pharmacist for details.

Ciprofloxacin Hcl

Generic Name: Ciprofloxacin Hcl
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 27
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 27.2
What is this prescription?: A broad-spectrum antimicrobial carboxyfluoroquinoline.
What is this prescription used for?: This medication is used to treat eye infections. Ciprofloxacin belongs to a class of drugs called quinolone antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This medication treats only bacterial eye infections. It will not work for other types of eye infections. Unnecessary use or overuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness.

Daptomycin

Generic Name: Daptomycin
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 18
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 18
What is this prescription?: A cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic that inhibits GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA.
What is this prescription used for?: This medication is an antibiotic used to treat serious bacterial infections. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This medication is not recommended for use in children younger than 12 months due to possible risk of serious side effects.

Doxycycline Hyclate

Generic Name: Doxycycline Hyclate
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 35
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 35
What is this prescription?: A synthetic tetracycline derivative with similar antimicrobial activity.
What is this prescription used for?: This medication is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, including those that cause acne. This medication is also used to prevent malaria. This medication is known as a tetracycline antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.

Ethambutol Hcl

Generic Name: Ethambutol Hcl
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 22
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 42
What is this prescription?: An antitubercular agent that inhibits the transfer of mycolic acids into the cell wall of the tubercle bacillus. It may also inhibit the synthesis of spermidine in mycobacteria. The action is usually bactericidal, and the drug can penetrate human cell membranes to exert its lethal effect. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, p863)
What is this prescription used for?: Ethambutol is used with other medications to treat tuberculosis (TB). Ethambutol is an antibiotic and works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.

Fluconazole

Generic Name: Fluconazole
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 12
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 12
What is this prescription?: Triazole antifungal agent that is used to treat oropharyngeal CANDIDIASIS and cryptococcal MENINGITIS in AIDS.
What is this prescription used for?: Fluconazole is used to treat vaginal yeast infections. It works by stopping the growth of common types of vaginal yeast (fungus). This medication belongs to a class of drugs called azole antifungals.

Itraconazole

Generic Name: Itraconazole
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 16
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 22
What is this prescription?: A triazole antifungal agent that inhibits cytochrome P-450-dependent enzymes required for ERGOSTEROL synthesis.
What is this prescription used for?: Itraconazole is used to treat a variety of fungal infections. It belongs to a class of drugs known as azole antifungals. It works by stopping the growth of fungi.

Levothyroxine Sodium

Generic Name: Levothyroxine Sodium
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 15
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 45
What is this prescription?: The major hormone derived from the thyroid gland. Thyroxine is synthesized via the iodination of tyrosines (MONOIODOTYROSINE) and the coupling of iodotyrosines (DIIODOTYROSINE) in the THYROGLOBULIN. Thyroxine is released from thyroglobulin by proteolysis and secreted into the blood. Thyroxine is peripherally deiodinated to form TRIIODOTHYRONINE which exerts a broad spectrum of stimulatory effects on cell metabolism.
What is this prescription used for?: Levothyroxine is used to treat an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism). It replaces or provides more thyroid hormone, which is normally produced by the thyroid gland. Low thyroid hormone levels can occur naturally or when the thyroid gland is injured by radiation/medications or removed by surgery. Having enough thyroid hormone is important for maintaining normal mental and physical activity. In children, having enough thyroid hormone is important for normal mental and physical development. This medication is also used to treat other types of thyroid disorders (such as thyroid cancer). This medication should not be used to treat infertility unless it is caused by low thyroid hormone levels.

Linezolid

Generic Name: Linezolid
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 13
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 13
What is this prescription?: An oxazolidinone and acetamide derived ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENT and PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR that is used in the treatment of GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS of the skin and respiratory tract.
What is this prescription used for?: Linezolid is an antibiotic used to treat certain serious bacterial infections. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. Linezolid also belongs to a class of drugs known as MAO inhibitors. It can increase the levels of certain natural substances in the body (such as dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin) which can increase the chance of certain side effects and food and drug interactions. See How to Use, Side Effects, and Drug Interactions sections for more details.

Meropenem

Generic Name: Meropenem
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 18
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 18
What is this prescription?: A thienamycin derivative antibacterial agent that is more stable to renal dehydropeptidase I than IMIPENEM, but does not need to be given with an enzyme inhibitor such as CILASTATIN. It is used in the treatment of bacterial infections, including infections in immunocompromised patients.
What is this prescription used for?: Meropenem is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication is known as a carbapenem-type antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria.

Mupirocin

Generic Name: Mupirocin
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 15
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 15
What is this prescription?: A topically used antibiotic from a strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens. It has shown excellent activity against gram-positive staphylococci and streptococci. The antibiotic is used primarily for the treatment of primary and secondary skin disorders, nasal infections, and wound healing.
What is this prescription used for?: Mupirocin is used to treat certain skin infections (such as impetigo). It is an antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of certain bacteria.

Piperacillin-Tazobactam

Generic Name: Piperacillin Sodium/Tazobactam
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 24
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 24
What is this prescription?: An antibiotic combination product of piperacillin and tazobactam, a penicillanic acid derivative with enhanced beta-lactamase inhibitory activity, that is used for the intravenous treatment of intra-abdominal, pelvic, and skin infections and for community-acquired pneumonia of moderate severity. It is also used for the treatment of PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA INFECTIONS.
What is this prescription used for?: Piperacillin/tazobactam is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. It is a penicillin antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria.

Rifampin

Generic Name: Rifampin
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 25
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 44
What is this prescription?: A semisynthetic antibiotic produced from Streptomyces mediterranei. It has a broad antibacterial spectrum, including activity against several forms of Mycobacterium. In susceptible organisms it inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity by forming a stable complex with the enzyme. It thus suppresses the initiation of RNA synthesis. Rifampin is bactericidal, and acts on both intracellular and extracellular organisms. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p1160)

Santyl

Generic Name: Collagenase Clostridium Hist.
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 14
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 20.9
What is this prescription?: A metalloproteinase which degrades helical regions of native collagen to small fragments. Preferred cleavage is -Gly in the sequence -Pro-Xaa-Gly-Pro-. Six forms (or 2 classes) have been isolated from Clostridium histolyticum that are immunologically cross-reactive but possess different sequences and different specificities. Other variants have been isolated from Bacillus cereus, Empedobacter collagenolyticum, Pseudomonas marinoglutinosa, and species of Vibrio and Streptomyces. EC 3.4.24.3.
What is this prescription used for?: This medication is used to treat certain conditions (Dupuytren's contracture, Peyronie's disease) that are caused by a certain protein (collagen) in your body. Collagen is a tough and strong substance and is found in the knots/cords of the hand in Dupuytren's contracture or plaques in the penis in Peyronie's disease. Collagenase is a substance (enzyme) that breaks down the collagen in these knots/cords/plaques.

Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim

Generic Name: Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 21
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 35.4
What is this prescription?: A drug combination with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. It is effective in the treatment of many infections, including PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in AIDS.
What is this prescription used for?: This medication is a combination of two antibiotics: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. It is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections (such as middle ear, urine, respiratory, and intestinal infections). It is also used to prevent and treat a certain type of pneumonia (pneumocystis-type). This medication should not be used by children less than 2 months of age due to the risk of serious side effects. This medication treats only certain types of infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as flu). Unnecessary use or misuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness.

Triamcinolone Acetonide

Generic Name: Triamcinolone Acetonide
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 11
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 11
What is this prescription?: An esterified form of TRIAMCINOLONE. It is an anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. Intralesional, intramuscular, and intra-articular injections are also administered under certain conditions.
What is this prescription used for?: This medication is used in a variety of conditions such as allergic disorders, arthritis, gout, blood diseases, breathing problems, certain cancers, eye diseases, intestinal disorders, collagen and skin diseases. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of triamcinolone, especially if it is to be injected near your spine (epidural). Rare but serious side effects may occur with epidural use. Triamcinolone is known as a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It works by decreasing your body's immune response to these diseases and reduces symptoms such as swelling.

Vancomycin Hcl

Generic Name: Vancomycin Hcl
Specialty: Infectious Disease
Times Prescribed: 51
Number of 30-Day Refills Prescribed: 55.4
What is this prescription?: Antibacterial obtained from Streptomyces orientalis. It is a glycopeptide related to RISTOCETIN that inhibits bacterial cell wall assembly and is toxic to kidneys and the inner ear.
What is this prescription used for?: Vancomycin is an antibiotic used to treat infections. This form of vancomycin is used to treat a certain intestinal condition (colitis) caused by bacteria. This condition causes diarrhea and stomach/abdominal discomfort or pain. When vancomycin is taken by mouth, it stays in the intestines to stop the growth of certain bacteria that cause these symptoms. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infection in the intestines. It will not work for bacterial infections in any other part of the body or for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.

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.