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Mar 14th 2008Drug InformationCompliance
Researchers now have a possible solution for the one in three adults who fail to take their medicines as prescribed by their doctors, as well as for everyone else who occasionally forgets: a sensor necklace that records the exact time and date when specially-designed pills are swallowed, and reminds the user if any doses are being missed.
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Feb 7th 2008Drug InformationCompliance
High blood pressure may be one of the top killers in the country, but you’d never know it by the way we’re behaving, say scientists attending the annual congress of the Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).”Research shows that some 73 million people in the U.S. have high blood pressure, yet many of them don’t even know it. And among those that do, a large number are not taking the medications they need to control it,” says Dr.
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Feb 7th 2008Drug InformationCompliance
We must all play a part in conserving antibiotics to help tackle infections The Government will today launch a national campaign to remind doctors of the problem of antibiotic resistance and make clear to patients that antibiotics will not get rid of the common cold.
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Jan 12th 2008Drug InformationCompliance
ActiveHealth Management (ActiveHealth(R)) announced the publication of a study designed to determine the medication compliance impact of selectively lowering co-pays for certain classes of drugs used in the treatment of chronic medical conditions. The study results showed a significant increase in compliance with four of five drug classes studied.
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Jan 10th 2008Drug InformationCompliance
An international study of dialysis patients shows that although U.S.
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Jan 4th 2008Drug InformationCompliance
Adverse drug events are more common in older adults because they are prescribed more drugs and are affected differently by these drugs than their younger counterparts. A review article written by Tufts University School of Medicine clinicians, published in American Family Physician, summarizes steps that physicians and other healthcare providers can take to avoid overuse, misuse, and underuse of medication in older adults. [click link for full article]
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Dec 15th 2007Drug InformationCompliance
Two-thirds of California seniors cannot afford their medications, and nine in 10 seniors want to be able to choose which medications are prescribed to them, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. [click link for full article]
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Dec 11th 2007Drug InformationCompliance
If mom is the CEO of her family’s healthcare, how well she runs her “company” and manages her own time are vital to her family’s health - and to the bottom line of all sectors of the healthcare industry. With pharmaceutical manufacturers losing $30M annually as a result of medication non-compliance and the cost of preventable hospitalizations growing to $15B/year, motivating the steward of a family’s care is more important than ever. [click link for full article]
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Dec 2nd 2007Drug InformationCompliance
You have just been prescribed a new medication by your doctor and the container label says: “take one tablet by mouth twice daily for 7 days.” How much and how often should you take your medicine? This might be easy for you to answer, but 46 percent of adults misunderstand at least one prescription container label, according to a 2006 study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. [click link for full article]
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Dec 2nd 2007Drug InformationCompliance
InforMedix Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: IFMX, http://www.informedix.com), developer of the Med-eMonitor?, an interactive smart pillbox system for medication adherence and health management, is planning to introduce a new device, the Med-ePhone?. [click link for full article]
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