Category list : Adherence compliance and concordance
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Pharmacist review of asthma patients is cost-effective, Italian study finds
A study conducted in Italy has found that a medicines use review (MUR) for asthma, with a protocol adapted from the UK, had a beneficial effect on patients’ asthma control and was cost effective compared with usual care.
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Adherence to high intensity statins drops off for heart attack patients
Better insurance for drug costs, more specialist visits and taking part in cardiac rehabilitation could improve adherence to recommended statin treatment, researchers believe.
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Could big data be the future of pharmacy? Subscription
The information gleaned from vast amounts of data presents a promising way to maximise the value of medicines, from identifying poor adherence to improving quality of prescribing. Projects in both the UK and the United States are doing just that.
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Stroke patients may need more help with statins management
Health professionals need to do more to address concerns about side effects in patients prescribed statins after a stroke, research suggests.
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What healthcare professionals can do to help limit HIV resistance Subscription
Limiting HIV resistance must not be neglected in an era where we continue to see breakthroughs in treatment for the infection once labelled a death sentence.
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Patients with resistant hypertension not taking medicines, research suggests
Many patients with apparent resistant hypertension may just not be taking all their medicines, Dutch researchers have reported.
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Around one in six patients does not collect newly prescribed treatment
Around one in six patients fails to get a prescription filled the first time it is prescribed for them by a doctor, according to new research.
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Team interventions improve adherence to lipid-lowering medication Subscription
Pharmacist-led interventions and patient education are better at improving adherence to lipid-lowering drugs than other types of intervention, such as electronic or telephone reminders, study results show.
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Why some patients are reluctant to take osteoporosis drugs Subscription
There are a number of factors that contribute to patients’ fear and reluctance to take osteoporosis drugs, leaving them at increased risk of fractures.
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Evaluate pharmacists working in GP pilot schemes, MPs urge
Pilot schemes testing whether locating pharmacists inside GP practices can improve clinical care and free up GP time now need to be formally evaluated, says an all-party parliamentary group of MPs.
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