Adherence compliance and concordance

Package of antimicrobial drugs reduces deaths in HIV-infected adults and children

REALITY trial, conducted by University College London, reduced death rates in HIV-infected adults and children by more than 25%.…

Compliance aids reduce medicine administration errors in care homes

Researchers observe higher accuracy rates when multi-compartment containers are used instead of original packaging to administer tablets to care-home residents.…

Community pharmacists are well placed to encourage patients to take their medicines, study finds

A patient support programme run by Celesio and MSD led to a significant improvement in adherence to diabetes medication — especially among those who initially were least adherent.…

Negative feedback from health monitoring devices

Health is more than the sum of laboratory results and monitoring figures. In the same way, quality of life needs to reflect more than just observations. I want to share my experience of a relative who is under at-home digital monitoring, which she started after she had a heart complaint. The t…

Up to 40% of patients not taking their blood pressure tablets as prescribed

Non-adherence to antihypertensive treatment is common in the United Kingdom and Czech Republic, according to a new study.…

Pharmacist review of asthma patients is cost-effective, Italian study finds

A study conducted in Italy has found that a medicines use review (MUR) for asthma, with a protocol adapted from the UK, had a beneficial effect on patients’ asthma control and was cost effective compared with usual care.…

Adherence to high intensity statins drops off for heart attack patients

Better insurance for drug costs, more specialist visits and taking part in cardiac rehabilitation could improve adherence to recommended statin treatment, researchers believe.…

Could big data be the future of pharmacy?

The information gleaned from vast amounts of data presents a promising way to maximise the value of medicines, from identifying poor adherence to improving quality of prescribing. Projects in both the UK and the United States are doing just that.…

Stroke patients may need more help with statins management

Health professionals need to do more to address concerns about side effects in patients prescribed statins after a stroke, research suggests.…

What healthcare professionals can do to help limit HIV resistance

Limiting HIV resistance must not be neglected in an era where we continue to see breakthroughs in treatment for the infection once labelled a death sentence.…