Abstract Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that often requires biological therapy to control its activity. Medication persistence and adherence are important aspects on which we have scarce information. We performed longitudinal, retrospective, observational study based data from the daily clinical management of JIA patients. recorded remission at 6 12 months...

The study aimed to measure medication-therapy-related quality of life (MTRQoL) using the individualized approach – Patient-generated Index (PGI). Twenty-five patients were identified at the Medication Therapy Management Clinic of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok between September 2010 and March 2011. The PGI method included three steps: 1) select five ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Despite advances, inappropriate analgesic treatment for burn patients is still seen. The objective of this review was to collect data on pain management in burn patients. CONTENT We reviewed the mechanisms of pain, burn patient assessment, as well as pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. CONCLUSION Pain management in burn patients is still a challenge ...

OBJECTIVE Corticosteroids generally result in short-lasting neuropsychiatric symptoms following cessation, but the following case highlights an unusually long-lasting course of symptoms in a patient following near immediate cessation of medication, despite medication management and electroconvulsive therapy. The case presentation will be followed by a discussion of the presentation, treatment, ...

Clinical pharmacy is deemed an integral component of a health care system. The presence of clinical pharmacists in medical rounds could assist physicians in optimizing patients' pharmacotherapy. Moreover, clinical pharmacists may reduce adverse effects and medication errors insofar as they contribute significantly to the detection and management of drug-related problems, not least in patients w...

Aim: This study aimed to ascertain registered mental health nurses’ perceptions of their role involving medication management interventions with clients and their carers. Medicine-related interventions include administration, assessment of education, liaison with service users Design and methods: The study used a qualitative design. Ten registered nurses were interviewed. all related to the nur...

PURPOSE Lack of medication intensification is a widely recognized but poorly understood barrier to effective diabetes care. We used a video case vignette to assess whether patient or physician demographic variables influence the decision to intensify therapy. METHODS One hundred ninety-two US primary care physicians each viewed one case vignette of an actor portraying a patient who had type 2...

BACKGROUND Substantial opportunity exists to improve medication management in the period following a hospital discharge. The objective of this study was to assess and improve medication management during care transitions through pharmacist home visits and the use of an electronic personal health record (ePHR) system. METHODS Recently discharged patients aged 50 years or older and having a chr...

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) believes that pharmacists who practice in hospitals and health systems (“health-system pharmacists”) have a critical leadership role in national health care quality-improvement initiatives. Health-system pharmacists possess the knowledge of drug therapy and medication-use systems required to successfully implement quality-assurance and im...