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.…
Pharmacy’s potential has not yet been fully recognisedI am writing to express my appreciation for the article entitled 'How pharmacists can encourage patient adherence to medicines' (The Pharmaceutical Journal online, 18 August 2018). As a practising pharmacist, I fully agree with the sentiments expressed in the article that pharmacists play a crit…
Survey reveals 85% of hospital trusts report problems with medication compliance aids The questionnaire was distributed by the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service to chief pharmacists at every acute trust in England.…
Patients’ perspectives on polypharmacy are highly personal, systematic review concludes Healthcare professionals should actively seek to understand individual patients’ perspectives on polypharmacy and its challenges, research in BMJ Open has concluded.…
Evaluation of the impact of pharmacist polypharmacy reviews within the Govan Social and Healthcare Integration Partnership (SHIP) project Providing pharmacist-led medicines reviews to patients in one of the most deprived areas in Scotland to reduce the health inequality gap.…
