Purpose Complexity of drug treatment is known to be a risk factor for administration errors
and nonadherence promoting higher healthcare costs, hospital admissions and increased …

Background During transitions from hospital to home, up to half of all patients experience
medication-related problems, such as adverse drug events. To reduce these problems …

When a transfemoral amputee missing his knee joint, a polycentric mechanism is used as
technical substitute to restore the gait function. The motion ability of transfemoral amputee is …

Fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) for blood pressure control can simplify prescribing,
improve medication adherence, and be cost-effective. In Japan, real-world data about the …

Background: Primary nonadherence to prescribed medications occurs when patients do not
fill or dispense prescriptions written by healthcare providers. Although it has become an …

Background High blood lipoprotein concentrations are one of the major risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases. Drug therapy is the base of treatment; statins in particular. Both …

Background Worldwide, drug shortages are a critical public health concern. Consequences
range from inconvenience and distress to more serious concerns related to negative clinical …

Objective To determine patient perceptions of generic medicines 2 and 6 months after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and to determine whether these perceptions …

Poor adherence to antihypertensive treatment is the single most important factor of
unsatisfactory blood pressure (BP) control. This review focuses on therapy-related factors …

Aims: To compare hypothyroidism-related costs for patients who continuously used
Synthroid and patients who switched from Synthroid to alternative therapies. Materials and …