Drug-related problems in HIV treatment are prevalent, affecting treatment effectiveness and safety, with 99.7% of patients experiencing at least one DRP. Treatment safety was the most frequent problem ...

More than 40% of U.S. adults 65 and older now take at least five prescription drugs daily, a practice known as polypharmacy.

Risk assessments of drug-related problems for cardiac surgery patients can be conducted by implementing a framework for patient safety. Objectives: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are considered ...

As a pharmacist-health services researcher, Dr. Antoinette Coe studies how to improve medication use and safety. Some of her motivation comes from personal experiences as a caregiver and helping ...

baseline data of costs associated with medication-related problems in US nursing facilities and assessment of how federally mandated, pharmacist-conducted, retrospective drug regimen review (DRR) ...

In the United States, over 30 million people suffer from diabetes, while nearly 98 million are classified as pre-diabetic. Unfortunately, rather than addressing the fundamental lifestyle factors that ...

CMS launched the Part D Enhanced Medication Therapy Management model Jan. 1 in five Part D regions nationwide to test the use of innovative medication therapy management programs to improve care ...

When it comes to medication costs, we’re not asking the right questions — or at least, we’re not asking them loudly enough. And each year, the typical questions abound: How do we curb the costs of ...

Demand for drugs, including weight-loss injections, is sending people to dangerous places to get their medicine. But spotting dodgy marketplaces is not easy.Amid rising demand for popular medications, ...