Category list : Adherence compliance and concordance
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Global pharmacist body wants strategies to boost safe medicine use
Governments and pharmacy organisations should introduce national medicines information strategies to improve the safe and effective use of medicines, according to a report by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).
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SSRI could relieve aromatase inhibitor side effects Subscription
Adherence to aromatase inhibitor therapy by women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer is often poor because of the occurrence of musculoskeletal side effects.
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Better therapy persistence seen with separate antihypertensives than single fixed-dose combinations
Patients who take antihypertensive treatment as separate pills are more likely to continue the therapy than those who take it as a single fixed-dose combination, a study shows.
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Fixed dose combination products have little impact on medicines adherence Subscription
While persistence rates favoured patients taking a fixed dose combination of a statin and ezetimibe, it made no difference to adherence, researchers found.
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Use of e-prescriptions improves adherence, researchers find
Use of electronic prescriptions increases the chances of patients collecting their prescription medicines, according to research published in JAMA Dermatology.
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Antipsychotic adherence falls when patient financial incentives are withdrawn Subscription
Offering payments to patients to receive injectable antipsychotics is only effective while the incentives are provided, study finds.
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Pharmacist-led medication reviews reduce drug-related readmissions
Medication reviews carried out by hospital pharmacists can reduce drug-related readmissions and emergency department visits but the evidence behind these services is of poor quality, according to a study.
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Covert administration of medicines in care homes Subscription
Pharmacists and healthcare professionals should be familiar with covert administration of medicines, a complex process requiring multidisciplinary assessment, to ensure its appropriate use in care homes.
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Underuse of medicines in older patients linked with mortality and hospitalisation
Increased rates of mortality and hospitalisation were associated with underuse of medicines in older patients, even when controlling for polypharmacy and misuse, according to the findings of a Belgian study.
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Pill organisers could put older patients at risk of adverse events
The use of pill organisers by older people could increase the risk of drug-related adverse events, say researchers.
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