Adherence compliance and concordance

More than 60 million multicompartment compliance aids given out each year in England

Exclusive: An estimated 64 million multicompartment compliance aids are given out by community pharmacies each year in England, a new report has shown, as data show rising reported incidences of associated harm.…

Are we dispensing too many multicompartment compliance aids?

Millions of multicompartment compliance aids (MCAs) are handed out by pharmacists each year, but evidence for their benefits is hard to find. Few patients are assessed before being given an MCA and concerns are building over potential errors and harms.…

Boots to switch from monitored dosage systems to patient pack dispensing in care homes

Exclusive: Boots is changing the way it dispenses medication for care home residents from monitored dosage systems to patient pack dispensing from 1 March 2019.…

Increased intensity plus adherence maximises statin benefits

High adherence to intensive lipid-lowering therapy provides the greatest risk reduction for cardiovascular events, a study in JAMA Network Open has shown.…

First-year statin discontinuation and non-adherence common in older adults

A substantial proportion of older people who begin taking statins do not take them as intended, according to an Australian study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.…

Reminder apps improve self-reported adherence to cardiovascular medicines

Medicine reminder apps can improve self-reported adherence to cardiovascular medicines, according to findings from a randomised clinical trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.…

One in six women with breast cancer ‘do not adhere to tamoxifen’

Some 16% of premenopausal women with early-onset breast cancer fail to adequately adhere to tamoxifen, increasing their risk of recurrence and reduced survival.…

How pharmacists can encourage patient adherence to medicines

This article outlines how community pharmacists can play an important role in medicines adherence, including examples of how to reinforce treatment.…

First implantable glucose monitor approved by FDA

The first continuous glucose monitoring system with a fully implantable sensor has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.…

Single-pill combination for hypertension linked with improved clinical outcomes and adherence, study finds

Single-pill fixed-dose combination treatment for hypertension improves medication adherence and is linked with a significantly lower risk of heart attack, heart failure or stroke, a study has found.…