(HealthDay)—Just over half of kidney stone patients are adherent to preventive pharmacological therapy, and adherent patients have lower levels of health care utilization, according to a study published in the March issue ...
Feb 22, 2016
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A study at Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH) in Elche shows that patients defined automatically as "adherent" by dint of collecting their prescriptions each month are not necessarily any better than their "non-adherent" ...
Feb 15, 2016
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New research finds patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experienced lower quality of life, more sleepiness, and less adherence and response to positive airway pressure ...
Feb 8, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Tips for increasing patient adherence to treatment plans include patient engagement and addressing barriers to adherence, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
Feb 3, 2016
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(HealthDay)—For HIV-infected patients, the number of pills and doses of antiretrovirals has decreased over the past seven years, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.
Jan 6, 2016
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The WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device is more cost-effective than warfarin and non-warfarin oral anticoagulants (NOACs) for stroke reduction in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, according to a study ...
Dec 21, 2015
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In a study examining the effect of financial incentives to improve lipid levels among patients in primary care practices, shared financial incentives for physicians and patients, but not incentives to physicians or patients ...
Nov 8, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Eight reasons associated with patient's intentional nonadherence to medications have been identified in a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA).
Oct 26, 2015
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More than 21 million people in the United States suffer from cartilage damage, and if left untreated, cartilage defects can cause disability and more widespread joint disease. In recent years, scientists have focused on development ...
Oct 21, 2015
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Patients with chronic disease who risk serious illness by not taking their medication correctly are the target of a pilot study to educate community pharmacists.
Oct 20, 2015
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