Medication Adherence

Researchers found that patients who more consistently took their prescribed glaucoma medication were less likely to develop vision loss due to glaucoma.

Eye care providers should monitor glaucoma medication compliance in their patients who have cancer, researchers concluded in a study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

Adults with diabetes achieve more pronounced decreases in HbA1c and more regularly take their medications if they utilize a patient portal system with a mobile device as well as a computer, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction who underwent remote titration of guideline-directed medical therapies by navigators showed an increase in the utilization of these drugs during a 3-month period compared with patients treated with usual care, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Approximately 2.2 million, or 13%, of patients with atherosclerotic CVD experience cost-related nonadherence to prescribed medication in the U.S. and approximately 9% take lower than the prescribed dose, according to findings published in Circulation.

CHICAGO — Results form a study on socioeconomic effects on medication on adherence in patients who underwent liver transplantation revealed that community deprivation and black race regardless of deprivation correlated with nonadherence, according to a presentation at NASPGHAN 2019.

PARIS — A comprehensive care model that integrates nonphysician health workers, primary care physicians and family members, and provides free medications, contributed to a more than 40% reduction in CVD risk and increased BP control by twofold, according to new data from the HOPE 4 trial.

In Omaha, Nebraska, a small pilot study demonstrated that a pharmacist-led pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, program is a feasible way to increase PrEP uptake.

Medication adherence for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, gout and osteoporosis was heavily influenced by the degree of trust patients had in their physician, as well as medication properties and patient capabilities, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

ORLANDO — Patients with rheumatologic diseases who are educated about the disease process and the pharmacodynamics of their treatments are more likely to continue to adhere to their therapies, according to a presentation at the Rheumatology Nurses Society Annual Conference.