Archive for December, 2006
FAME Compliance Study: Federal study of Adherence to Medications in the Elderly
Dr. Rick Lange, Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical Center presents a podcast(mp3) which mentions the blister pack compliance study I covered here on December 9th. In that podcast, Dr. Lange calls it the FAME Study, for “Federal study of Adherence to Medications in the Elderly”. Like I did here, Dr. Lange noted the high […]
Posted: December 13th, 2006 under Healthcare Tools, Patient Adherence, patient compliance.
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Do Blister Packs Solve the Medication Compliance Problem?
USA Today recently reported on a study where medication blister packs were used to improve patient compliance. Blister packs are those cards of pills backed with foil that are used by many over the counter cold remedies. In this study the pharmacist tossed aside the normal pill bottles, and combined the patient’s daily medications into […]
Posted: December 9th, 2006 under Medications, patient compliance.
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A Day In The Life…of a Pharmacist
Pharmdgurl over at MySpace “lit up the room” with her real-world post about working in a busy pharmacy. It’s being circulated across the Internet and getting a lot of attention – which is good. It almost sounds like a storyboard for a TV sitcom pilot: Take a pill and chill!
Unfortunately her cynical description of hectic […]
Posted: December 7th, 2006 under Healthcare Tools, Medications.
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Medication Compliance Tips: Keep it “routine” for best Adherence
You need to take your meds, and each one of them comes with a set of requirements. But once you have more than a few medications, it can be pretty tough to stick to the proper medication schedule. Luckily here are a few relatively simple tips that have helped many patients handle complex medication schedules, […]
Posted: December 5th, 2006 under Tips & Tricks, Medications, Patient Adherence, patient compliance.
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