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Even The Boss Doesn't Follow The Doctor's Orders

Only 68 percent of corporate executives took their cholesterol lowering medication as prescribed by a doctor, a new study shows.

UAB Hospital To Integrate Advanced Symbiq(TM) Infusion Device With EHR To Enhance Safety And Clinician Workflow

Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery technologies, announced a partnership with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital to implement one of the first integrations of the wireless Symbiq™ infusion device with built-in Hospira MedNet™ safety software and the Cerner Millennium® EHR through the Cerner CareAware iBus™ system.

NCPA Partners With Sharps Compliance To Help Community Pharmacies Promote Rx Disposal Programs During Earth Week

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and Sharps Compliance Inc. officially announced their partnership agreement to offer the association's member pharmacies discounted services for the Sharps TAKEAWAY Environmental Return SystemTM.

Innovation vs Regulation

I recently read with interest the story about Pfizer’s eCard system – a patient loyalty/adherence program most recently launched in Russia (with further plans to launch in Mexico, Venezuela, and the Ukraine).

Study Finds Nearly A Quarter Of Prescriptions Go Unfilled

Reuters: "Many people whose doctors start them on medications for conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure may never fill those prescriptions, a new study suggests.

Safe Practice And Nursing Care Of Patients Receiving Oral Anticancer Medicines

Safe practice and nursing care of patients receiving oral anticancer medicines: a position statement from UKONS.

CVS Caremark Study Finds Value Based Insurance Designs Can Increase Adherence In Diabetes Patients

A study by CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), published this week in the American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, finds that insurance benefit designs that reduce the cost of medications for plan participants result in patients being more likely to start and stay on their medication therapy.

Good Guidance Impacts Effectiveness Of Treatment Of Patients With Chronic Diseases

Many patients with chronic conditions do not take as much of their medication as they should.

The Prevention Of Psychiatric Patient Suicides

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.

Mail Order Pharmacies Use Improves Patients' Medication Adherence

Buying medicine by mail may encourage patients to stick to their doctor-prescribed medication regimen, new research suggests.

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