Category list : Adherence compliance and concordance
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Poor adherence to aseptic technique in UK hospitals highlighted
Nursing staff in UK hospitals are worse than those in Germany or France at following good aseptic techniques when preparing and administering intravenous drugs, according to data collected in 2001-02 (Quality and Safety in Health Care 2005;14:190).
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‘Digital pill’ assessed for approval by FDA Subscription
A drug embedded with a digital sensor that records when a patient’s stomach is ingesting the medicine is being assessed for approval by the US medicines safety watchdog.
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2014: The Pharmaceutical Journal's news in review Subscription
Looking back at some of the biggest news stories from the past year.
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A pilot study assessing the effectiveness of a decision aid on patient adherence with oral bisphosphonate medication
Sue Oakley, MSc, MRPharmS, is pharmaceutical adviser to Poole Primary Care Trust, Westover House, West Quay Road, Poole Dorset BH15 1JF.
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A pilot study assessing the effectiveness of a decision aid on patient adherence with oral bisphosphonate medication Subscription
To assess the effect of a decision aid on adherence with oral bisphosphonate medication prescribed to prevent osteoporotic fracture. Recently there has been an increased emphasis on patients playing an active role in decision-making about their care, and achieving concordance with prescribers around the use of prescribed medicines
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Addressing poor medicines adherence Subscription
In this third in a short series of articles on medication adherence, David Pruce, director of PruceConsulting, points out that although addressing poor adherence is complex, there are ways for pharmacists to provide support to patients
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Adherence among 123 quality standards on the way from NICE
Medicines adherence is among 123 new quality standards that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has been asked by the Department of Health to develop.
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Adherence app ‘has no impact on blood pressure control’ Subscription
A medication reminder app improved adherence but did not lead to improved blood pressure control in people with uncontrolled hypertension, a study has found.
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Adherence data scheme
Pharmacists are to be paidby AstraZeneca to discuss adherencewith patients who take Arimidex, Crestor, Nexium or Singulair.
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Adherence to diabetes treatments falls after a cancer diagnosis Subscription
Adherence to glucose lowering therapies in diabetes patients falls following a cancer diagnosis.
