News tagged with patient adherence
Researchers focus on secondary stroke prevention after study reveals room for improvement
A year after hospital discharge, the majority of stroke patients are listening to doctor's orders when it comes to taking their prescribed secondary stroke prevention medications, new data out of Wake Forest Baptist Medical ...
Neuroscience
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Mail-order pharmacy for new statin prescriptions achieve better cholesterol control
Kaiser Permanente Northern California patients who obtained new statin prescriptions via a mail-order pharmacy achieved better cholesterol control in the first 3-15 months following the initiation of therapy -- compared to ...
Health
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Researchers develop strategy to improve patient adherence
Physicians can help their patients follow prescribed treatments and achieve healthier results – particularly in chronic disease management – by using a three-pronged strategy developed by a team of researchers from ...
Other
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Many patients fail to properly take oral chemo, leading to complications
As the use of oral chemotherapy continues to rise, researchers from Michigan State University have discovered many patients fail to properly take the cancer-fighting medication, a significant clinical problem that can result ...
Cancer
May 25, 2011 |
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Less than half of patients with MS continually adhere to drug therapies for treatment: study
Disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) are injected medications used to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), and have been shown to reduce the frequency and severity of relapses. But according to a new study led by St. ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 10, 2011 |
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Depression associated with poor medication adherence in patients with chronic illnesses
People who are depressed are less likely to adhere to medications for their chronic health problems than patients who are not depressed, putting them at increased risk of poor health, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Medications
May 10, 2011 |
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