The latest Compliance News articles published daily. Includes news on drug compliance - how well a patient follows the instructions for taking his/her medication. Poor compliance is a leading cause of failed medical treatment and drug-resistant conditions.
News From The February Issue Of Chest
05 February 2010
BENEFITS OF ICS FOR COPD MAY BE OVERSTATED
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are widely used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, new research suggests that ICS may only provide a modest...
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The Prevention Of Psychiatric Patient Suicides
03 February 2010
Between 1997 and 2006, 38% of out-of-clinic suicides by mental health patients were carried out by people absent without leave from the hospital. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry suggest that...
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Mail Order Pharmacies Use Improves Patients' Medication Adherence
19 January 2010
Buying medicine by mail may encourage patients to stick to their doctor-prescribed medication regimen, new research suggests.
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from UCLA and Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research in Oakland, Calif...
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