UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of treatment-resistant depression in which the patient was evaluated for sleep disordered breathing as the cause and in which rapid palatal expansion to permanently treat the sleep disordered breathing produced a prolonged symptom-free period off medication. CASE PRESENTATION An 18-year-old Caucasian m...

This prospective study examines whether a patient medication instruction sheet (PMI) given to clinic patients by their health care provider affects knowledge and/or attitudes with thiazide diuretic use as part of an antihypertensive regimen. Adult male patients (N = 285) in a general medicine clinic were assigned to groups receiving the American Medical Association PMI describing their diuretic...

Introduction It is widely recognised that many patients do not take prescribed medicines as advised. Research in this field has commonly focused on the role of the patient in non-adherence; however, healthcare professionals can also have a major influence on patient behaviour in taking medicines. This study examines the perceptions, beliefs and behaviours of healthcare professionals-doctors, ph...

OBJECTIVES Nonadherence to prescription medications has been shown to be significantly influenced by three key medication-specific beliefs: patients' perceived need for the prescribed medication, their concerns about the prescribed medication, and perceived medication affordability. Structural equation modeling was used to test the predictors of these three proximal determinants of medication a...

This study explores various barriers to managing Blood Sugar Levels (KGD) in type 2 DM patients. The method used is a systematic review by browsing articles the ScienceDirect, Ebsco, PubMed, CINAHL and PMC databases selected based on PRISMA diagram. results showed that some blood sugar management were related limited costs, poor medication adherence, common knowledge of diabetes, patient psycho...

Medication wasting has been adding to the cost burden on healthcare system. Sustainable interventions such as using patients’ own medications have implemented upgrade medicine management This review aimed describe studies related medication in hospital settings explore its positive impacts. Current literature studied impact of medicines from cost-effectiveness, clinical, and patient safety pers...

PURPOSE We investigated whether patient-centered instructions for chronic heart failure medications increase comprehension and memory for medication information in older adults diagnosed with chronic heart failure. DESIGN AND METHODS Patient-centered instructions for familiar and unfamiliar medications were compared with instructions for the same medications from a chain pharmacy (standard ph...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of hypertension has continued to increase and is now a great burden for health care providers. Obtaining information on the factors affecting compliance to antihypertensive drugs is thus important. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge of hypertension and to determine factors affecting the compliance of hypertensive patients to their antihypertensive drugs. ...

BACKGROUND Safe drug prescribing and administration are essential elements within undergraduate healthcare curricula, but medication errors, especially in paediatric practice, continue to compromise patient safety. In this area of clinical care, collective responsibility, team working and communication between health professionals have been identified as key elements in safe clinical practice. ...