Patient Adherence

Being prescribed a 90-day or a “mixed duration” supply of entecavir or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate was associated with higher fill rates among commercially insured patients with chronic hepatitis B, researchers found.

Once-daily halobetasol propionate 0.01% and tazarotene 0.045% fixed-combination lotion stands out as a favorable treatment option amid topical therapies deemed unsatisfactory by psoriasis patients, according to a systematic review.

High levels of patient engagement with nurse navigators after hospitalization for hemorrhagic stroke led to less disability and lower readmission rates after 90 days, according to research presented at International Stroke Conference.

A mobile app called the Dialysis Pocket Assistant was well received by patients on dialysis needing assistance with diet adherence in Poland, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

Switching to preservative-free topical formulations for glaucoma may improve patient adherence to treatment and improve symptoms and signs of ocular surface disease, according to a study published in Clinical Ophthalmology.

Patients with a greater understanding of sling necessity, as determined by an adherence questionnaire, had increased sling compliance after shoulder surgery compared with patients with a lesser understanding, results showed.

In this video, Paula LeClair, MBA, MHCDS, U.S. general manager at Healthy.io and chairperson for the American Diabetes Association Board in New England, discusses how the Minuteful Kidney test can improve screening adherence for chronic kidney disease.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Practices vary in their use of the Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire in assessing asthma control, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

CHICAGO — An ultra-low-dose four-drug quad therapy may improve BP control among patients with hypertension, with no increased safety risk, compared with angiotensin receptor blocker monotherapy, according to a small, first-in-U.S. study.

Patients who used the Reliever Digihaler System had better odds for improved asthma control compared with patients using the standard of care, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.