Study reveals high levels of non-adherence to acne treatments A survey reveals that patients prescribed treatments for acne do not always adhere to their prescribed medicines.…
Researchers survey the psychological factors of medication adherence Four out of ten people would be willing to accept some degree of risk of immediate death rather than having to take a daily pill to prevent cardiovascular disease. …
Adherence to diabetes treatments falls after a cancer diagnosis Adherence to glucose lowering therapies in diabetes patients falls following a cancer diagnosis.…
Study sheds light on factors affecting adherence in patients with diabetes Patients with type 2 diabetes are more likely to take their medicines as prescribed if they are male, have a degree and earn more than US$60,000 a year.…
2014: The Pharmaceutical Journal’s news in review Looking back at some of the biggest news stories from the past year. …
Pregnant women warned not to stop taking prescribed drugs without medical advice Two-thirds of maternal deaths are due to an unrelated medical or mental health condition which has not been well-controlled rather than from a complication of pregnancy, says a new report.…
Text messages can help patients adhere to their medicines A third of patients prescribed blood pressure or lipid-lowering drugs to prevent coronary heart disease or stroke fail to take their medicines properly, but text messages could improve adherence.…
Cochrane researchers call for better ways of studying medicines adherenceMethods to improve patients’ adherence to medicines are generally unproven and there is an urgent need to develop more effective approaches, say researchers.…
Hospital workers wash their hands less frequently as their shifts progress Hospital employees who work with patients wash their hands less frequently as they get deeper into their shifts, a study finds.…
Not all NHS waste is wasteful Amidst the drive for efficiency in the NHS, medicines waste must not be oversimplified.…