Breaking news on compliance
Purdue Expert Offers Tips On Spring Cleaning The Medicine Cabinet published
Fri, 09 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT
When cleaning out the medicine cabinet, medication and drugs should not be thrown in the trash or flushed down the toilet, says a Purdue University expert. Patricia Darbishire, a clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice, recommends that before disposing of any medication people contact a local pharmacist, the Solid Waste Management District or a law enforcement agency to learn the proper disposal technique for your geographic area.
Studies Look At Blacks' Noncompliance With Weekly Dialysis Treatment; Provider, Patient Satisfaction With Telephone Interpretation Services published
Thu, 01 May 2008 10:00:00 PDT
"Dialysis 'No-Shows' on Saturdays: Implications of the Weekly Hemodialysis Schedules on Nonadherence and Outcomes," (.
Drug-Users Who Are Young And Homeless Are More Likely To Exit Treatment Early published
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:00:00 PDT
Almost a quarter of the most problematic drug-users in some areas exit drug treatment programmes before they've even completed 30 days reports a new study published in BioMed Central's open access Harm Reduction Journal. It found that problem drug-users who were younger, homeless or not currently injecting are significantly more likely to exit early, possibly because drug services are off-putting and not suited to their needs.
Patients Often Don't Take What The Doctor Ordered published
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Patients often do not take the medicines their doctors prescribe, and a new review of existing research suggests that there is no proven way to get them to follow directions for long periods."Simple things don't work and nothing works very well," said review lead author Dr. R. Brian Haynes of the McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario.
Better Muscle Control, Worse Side Effects In Parkinson's Drugs Tradeoff published
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:00:00 PDT
Compared to older drugs for Parkinson disease, a newer class of medications called dopamine agonists might be better at preventing some of the disabling muscle control problems associated with the disease and its treatment, a new review of recent studies concludes.
Patients Are Encouraged To Consult Healthcare Professionals Before Discontinuing Medications published
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:00:00 PDT
Patients concerned about recent news regarding the safety and efficacy of medications should seek guidance from their pharmacist, physician or other healthcare professional before they stop taking their medications. The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) strongly encourages patients to stay informed about their medications and ask their pharmacist or prescriber about any questions or concerns they may have about their medications.
Schizophrenic Patients Often Discontinue Medication Due To Restrictive Drug Policies published
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:00:00 PDT
Policies requiring authorization before physicians can prescribe newer medications to schizophrenic patients may be counter-productive. According to a new study, patients in Maine's Medicaid program who found themselves in this situation were 29% more likely to stop or disrupt medication use than patients not subject to the policy. In addition, although the policy was originally designed to cut costs, government savings were minimal at best.
Study Digs Into Reasons, Consequences For Stopping Anti-Clotting Medication Early published
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:00:00 PDT
A large community-based registry of patients treated with drug-eluting stents is providing important insight into how long patients with complex coronary artery disease typically stick to their doctors' orders to take clopidogrel, a drug that prevents unwanted blood clots; why they stop taking the drug; and the long-term consequences of that decision.
Taking Your Medications As Doctor Ordered - Help From The Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality, US Government published
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Free, online instructions for creating a pill card -- an illustrated medication schedule -- using only a personal or lap top computer and printer are now available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a part of the US. Department of Health and Human Services. One in four Americans do not take prescription medicines as prescribed. Adherence to medication instructions is particularly important when people have chronic illnesses such as diabetes or heart failure.
Sensor Necklace Aims To Increase Drug Compliance published
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Researchers now have a possible solution for the one in three adults who fail to take their medicines as prescribed by their doctors, as well as for everyone else who occasionally forgets: a sensor necklace that records the exact time and date when specially-designed pills are swallowed, and reminds the user if any doses are being missed.
Get Well Soon - Without Antibiotics, UK published
Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:00:00 PDT
We must all play a part in conserving antibiotics to help tackle infections The Government will today launch a national campaign to remind doctors of the problem of antibiotic resistance and make clear to patients that antibiotics will not get rid of the common cold.
The 'Silent Killer' Severe Hypertension Is Still On The Loose published
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:00:00 PDT
High blood pressure may be one of the top killers in the country, but you'd never know it by the way we're behaving, say scientists attending the annual congress of the Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)."Research shows that some 73 million people in the U.S. have high blood pressure, yet many of them don't even know it. And among those that do, a large number are not taking the medications they need to control it," says Dr.
Study Published In Health Affairs Finds Value-Based Insurance Design Effective published
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:00:00 PDT
ActiveHealth Management (ActiveHealth(R)) announced the publication of a study designed to determine the medication compliance impact of selectively lowering co-pays for certain classes of drugs used in the treatment of chronic medical conditions. The study results showed a significant increase in compliance with four of five drug classes studied.
Americans Pay The Most For Prescription Drugs And Still Don't Take Them published
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PDT
An international study of dialysis patients shows that although U.S.
Preventing Adverse Drug Events In Older Adults published
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:00:00 PDT
Adverse drug events are more common in older adults because they are prescribed more drugs and are affected differently by these drugs than their younger counterparts. A review article written by Tufts University School of Medicine clinicians, published in American Family Physician, summarizes steps that physicians and other healthcare providers can take to avoid overuse, misuse, and underuse of medication in older adults.
Ireland Cancer Center Researcher Finds Standard Treatment For Breast Cancer Not Followed published
Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:00:00 PDT
Research out of the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, in collaboration with six integrated health plans that are part of the Cancer Research Network, found that the majority of older women with early stage breast cancer fail to adhere to the standard of treatment - five years of daily oral use of the chemo-prevention drug Tamoxifen.
Seniors Unable To Afford Prescription Drugs, Study Finds published
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:00:00 PDT
Two-thirds of California seniors cannot afford their medications, and nine in 10 seniors want to be able to choose which medications are prescribed to them, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the Honolulu Advertiser reports.
Do Make It Personal -- Adherence System Delivers Automated Reminders In Your Voice published
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:00:00 PDT
If mom is the CEO of her family's healthcare, how well she runs her "company" and manages her own time are vital to her family's health - and to the bottom line of all sectors of the healthcare industry. With pharmaceutical manufacturers losing $30M annually as a result of medication non-compliance and the cost of preventable hospitalizations growing to $15B/year, motivating the steward of a family's care is more important than ever.
InforMedix Rings Up Med-ePhone - Mobile, Wireless Patient Medication Adherence Solution published
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:00:00 PDT
InforMedix Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: IFMX, http://www.informedix.com), developer of the Med-eMonitor™, an interactive smart pillbox system for medication adherence and health management, is planning to introduce a new device, the Med-ePhone™.
System Of Simplified, Standardized Dosing Instructions For Prescription Medication Container Labels published
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:00:00 PDT
You have just been prescribed a new medication by your doctor and the container label says: "take one tablet by mouth twice daily for 7 days." How much and how often should you take your medicine? This might be easy for you to answer, but 46 percent of adults misunderstand at least one prescription container label, according to a 2006 study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Adherence To Antiretroviral Treatment Linked To Health Literacy, Study Finds published
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:00:00 PDT
HIV-positive people with low health-literacy levels are less likely to understand their medication instructions and, therefore, are less compliant with their antiretroviral treatment regimens, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Reuters Health reports.
Elderly Black Women More Likely To Maintain Hypertension Treatment If They Incorporate Spirituality, Study Finds published
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Elderly black women who use spirituality might be more successful adhering to a hypertension regimen, according to a study presented on Wednesday at an annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Fla., HealthDay/U.S.
Risk Of Prostate Cancer Return Greatly Increased When Treatment Appointments Missed published
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:00:00 PDT
Men with "low risk" prostate cancer who miss more than two radiation treatments in an eight week treatment face an increased chance of their cancer recurring. That is the conclusion of a new study examining more than 15 years of data and nearly 1,800 patients treated at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. The results were presented at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 49th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
Ensuring Anti-HIV Drugs Are Taken In Africa published
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:00:00 PDT
HIV-infected patients in the African country of Tanzania were more likely to stop taking their medications and to fail treatment if they had to pay for the drugs themselves.According the results of a new study conducted by Tanzanian physicians and Duke University Medical Center researchers, HIV-infected patients who openly discussed their illness were also more likely to fare better.
HIV Treatment Discontinued By Many In Africa published
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:00:00 PDT
More than one-third of patients receiving HIV medication in Africa die or discontinue their treatment within two years, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine.Boston University researcher Sydney Rosen and colleagues identified and analyzed scientific reports over the past 7 years that gave details on adult patients remaining on antiviral treatment in 13 sub-Saharan African countries. They found that 77.
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