In order to gain the benefits of a well-designed drug regimen, older adults must be able to adhere to it. However, poor adherence remains a challenge due to complex drug regimens o[...]
Here is a link to U.S. Pharmacist which reviews medication non-adherence (poor compliance) describing the consequences of non-adherence, along with solutions to assist in improving[...]
There is an ongoing debate about the purported benefits to improving medication adherence, with those that proclaim that just by improving adherence we will only see a measureable [...]
For older adults the transition home from the hospital is usually a welcome one. However, many older adults end up right back in the hospital, and as many as 2/3rd’s of these[...]
This is an intriguing area worthy of much debate. I work in an area that can be defined as applied research. I didn’t see it as such for several years until I looked back and[...]
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may want to look a little deeper as to why many of their hospital patients who recently discharged are coming back within 30-days. An article [...]
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has posted their comparative effectiveness review of medication adherence interventions. This can be useful for pharmacists an[...]
Mom loses her sight in one eye from a condition called temporal arteritis. The doctor rightly prescribes high-dose prednisone, which has the potential to cause all kinds of side-ef[...]
If you’re an older adult, and I don’t mean a 50-something AARP member but over 65, this important message is for you. Those over 65 make up only 11% of the population y[...]
Edi was not taking her Aricept and we were asked to help find a solution. We worked one-on-one with Edi to find a weekly exchange system that she would accept and she is now taking[...]
