Category list : Adherence compliance and concordance
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Depression reduces medication adherence in COPD patients
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are less likely to adhere to their medicines if they have depression, a new study shows.
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How polypharmacy has become a medical burden worldwide Subscription
More patients than ever are taking a multitude of medicines and supplements, but this can cause more harm than good.
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Using motivational interviewing to improve medicines adherence
The principles of motivational interviewing and how pharmacists can use it to help patients take their medicines as prescribed.
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Poor antibiotic adherence increases risk of skin infection recurrence Subscription
Study suggests poor adherence to antibiotics could explain relapses seen in patients with skin infections.
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Once-daily eslicarbazepine acetate effective for preventing partial seizures Subscription
Once-daily eslicarbazepine is non inferior to twice-daily carbamazepine, and may be a useful additional treatment option in epilepsy.
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Automated hub-and-spoke dispensing will create opportunities for greater patient contact; unless it’s all about the bottom line Subscription
Hub-and-spoke dispensing has the potential to change community pharmacy for the better but questions remain.
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Study seeks to clarify true incidence of statin intolerance Subscription
Around 40% of patients experienced intolerable muscle symptoms during atorvastatin treatment, but not with placebo.
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Follow-up more than six weeks after heart attack linked to reduced medication adherence Subscription
Researchers looked at the effect of follow-up appointments on medicine adherence following acute myocardial infarction.
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Government outlines plans to print price of drugs on dispensing labels Subscription
The Department of Health has begun consulting on its proposal to include the cost of drugs to the NHS on dispensing labels.
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Medication burden has major role in patient experiences Subscription
Analysis of 1,144 patients finds intolerable medication burden may result in non-adherence and poor outcomes.
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