When Less Is More in Medicine
Recent headlines highlighting findings that carcinogens have infiltrated our generic drug supply...
medication adherence
Early Drug Non-Adherence After Acute Myocardial Infarction
Mortality rates associated with heart disease have declined in recent years throughout the United...
Predicting Adherence After Emergency Department Visits
Millions of Americans who use the ED each year are subsequently referred for outpatient care and...
Medication Non-Adherence in Diabetes: A Look at Costs
Oral medications and insulin are cornerstones of diabetes management, but as many as one-third of...
Compliance
“Why aren’t you taking your cholesterol medication?” I asked the woman. With the coronary...
Group Education & Older Diabetics
Studies suggest that group-based diabetes education efforts can improve short- and long-term...
Medication Adherence
The National Report Card on Adherence is based on an average of answers to questions on nine...
Structuring Behavioral Interventions for Diabetes
Approximately 45% of patients with diabetes have not achieved an A1C level of less than 7%. Studies show that improved glycemia helps delay or prevent serious diabetes complications. However, poor adherence to medication...
Counseling Improves Adherence to Lipid-Lowering Therapy
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk-factor counseling of patients with indications for statin therapy for primary or secondary prevention of CVD appears to improve lipid profiles when compared with routine care, according to an...
American Society of Hypertension 2012
New research was presented at the American Society of Hypertension’s 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting & Exposition from May 19-22, 2012 in New York City. The features below highlight just some of the studies that emerged from...
Increasing VTE Prophylaxis Adherence
Individualized patient education sessions led by a pharmacist within 24 hours of an order for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis appear to be associated with higher medication adherence and reduced patient refusal as a...
Motivating Patients to Change for the Better
One of the great challenges for physicians is to motivate their patients to make positive health behavior changes. Unfortunately, training on motivation, communication, and patient psychology is typically lacking throughout...
