In most systems, current EMS medication storage practices are not consistent with USP standards. Exposure to excessive heat and excessive cold are both common. Although the clinical implications of noncompliant storage remain unclear, it's in the best interest of patients to do everything possible to meet the standards. To help in this effort, USP has generated EMS-specific guidance for medicat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Compliance with pharmacological therapy is essential for the efficiency of secondary prevention of ischemic stroke. Few data exist regarding patient compliance with antithrombotic and risk factor treatment outside of controlled clinical trials. The aim of the present study was to assess the rate of and predictors for compliance with secondary stroke prevention 1 year afte...

Owing to increasing rates of hypertension and cardiovascular-related diseases in developing countries, compliance with antihypertensive medication is major public health importance. Few studies have reported on compliance in developing countries. We determined the compliance of 187 patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the Seychelles (Indian Ocean), by assessing the presence of a biologic ...

PURPOSE The effect of pharmacist conducted medication reconciliation on compliance with a hospital's medication reconciliation policy was studied. METHODS In this eight-week pilot study, one pharmacist worked in the emergency department (ED) to facilitate the safe and accurate transfer of medication histories for admitted patients. During the first four weeks, retrospective chart review was p...

In the present study, medication adherence and factors affecting adherence were examined in patients taking oral anticancer agents. In June 2013, 172 outpatients who had been prescribed oral anticancer agents by Ogaki Municipal Hospital (Ogaki, Gifu, Japan) completed a questionnaire survey, with answers rated on a five-point Likert scale. The factors that affect medication adherence were evalua...

The issue of medication noncompliance is becoming increasingly important in oncology as more cancer therapies are delivered orally. Medication adherence is difficult to assess and there is no gold standard of measurement. The act of measuring adherence can affect outcomes. Medication noncompliance is common, and is estimated to be 50% in treatment of chronic diseases. Studies have shown that wo...