Once-daily eslicarbazepine acetate effective for preventing partial seizures Once-daily eslicarbazepine is non inferior to twice-daily carbamazepine, and may be a useful additional treatment option in epilepsy.…
Automated hub-and-spoke dispensing will create opportunities for greater patient contact; unless it’s all about the bottom line Hub-and-spoke dispensing has the potential to change community pharmacy for the better but questions remain.…
Study seeks to clarify true incidence of statin intolerance Around 40% of patients experienced intolerable muscle symptoms during atorvastatin treatment, but not with placebo.…
Follow-up more than six weeks after heart attack linked to reduced medication adherence Researchers looked at the effect of follow-up appointments on medicine adherence following acute myocardial infarction.…
Government outlines plans to print price of drugs on dispensing labels The Department of Health has begun consulting on its proposal to include the cost of drugs to the NHS on dispensing labels.…
Medication burden has major role in patient experiences Analysis of 1,144 patients finds intolerable medication burden may result in non-adherence and poor outcomes.…
Patients’ education plays part in how they manage anticoagulants The educational background of patients with atrial fibrillation directly influences how they manage their anticoagulation, according to research. …
Pharmacist-led telephone advice ‘improves medication adherence’ Personalised telephone advice from a pharmacist can improve medication adherence in patients with long-term conditions, research shows.…
Pharmacy intervention improves adherence to cardiovascular medication Patients had significantly better adherence scores following community pharmacy intervention measures.…
Text messaging interventions boost medication adherence Analysis of 2,742 patients showed the use of text message reminders improved medication adherence by 17.8%.…
