Addressing ethnic inequities in medication adherence A literature review focusing on challenges faced by patients from different ethnic groups in medication adherence, and potential approaches to mitigating these disparities.…
All-Wales Medicines Strategy Group publishes framework on self-administration of medicines in hospital The guidance says that enabling patients to be involved in the management of their medicines can improve “adherence, safety and health literacy”.…
Music, memory and medicines: how memorable songs could help improve adherence Academic Mark Brill explores how pairing medication reminders with familiar music can strengthen medication routines and support long-term adherence.…
Top ten features of 2025 From the role of pharmacists in emergency departments to anticipating the antibody drugs that AI will create, our most popular features have covered a lot of ground in 2025.…
Behavioural self-assessment tool can encourage medicines adherence The ‘Social, Psychological, Usage and Rational’ tool measures the medicines non-adherence risk of patients by analysing social, psychological, usage and rational drivers.…
What will changes to the new medicine service mean for pharmacists and patients? With recent changes to its scope to include antidepressants, new payment structures and the use of subcontractors, The Pharmaceutical Journal examines how successful the new medicine service has been and how it should evolve to meet future demand.…
How to encourage adherence in patients with respiratory disease Understanding the reasons for non-adherence to treatment in respiratory patients, including how pharmacists can develop person-centred strategies to support adherence and improve disease control.…
Polypharmacy and deprescribing in older people An overview of the risks of inappropriate polypharmacy in older people, highlighting the role pharmacists can play in the deprescribing process.…
How do we solve a problem like medicines adherence? Despite decades of research, rates of adherence to medicines remain stubbornly low. New ways of thinking and innovative use of technology may help us turn a corner.…
Patient safety improvement and medicines waste targeted by repeat prescribing toolkit The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says the new resource is the first national good practice guidance on repeat prescribing published in 20 years.…
