The prevalence, management, and adverse events associated with the use of a patient's personal medications in hospitals were studied. A questionnaire comprised of 17 questions was mailed in ...

Medication education of hospitalized patients is a priority of inpatient pharmacy departments as a means of promoting safe, effective, and appropriate drug use. In the inpatient setting ...

Patient care documents (eg, medication order sheets, notes) and incident reports were used to identify medication errors and ADEs in a 24-bed adult medical/surgical ICU and an 18-bed cardiac ICU in a ...

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It may also be useful for improving treatment adherence, as it can help not only remind but also encourage patients with chronic diseases to take their medication. Often, chronic disease ...

More than 84% of all office visits to primary care physicians involve medication therapy (CDC, 2016), refilling prescriptions for approximately 12 patients each day who were not otherwise counted as ...

West Virginia Patients Are Left in Limbo Over Changing Insurance Coverage of Obesity Medications CHARLESTON ... literally may not be able to continue teaching until I retire without a wheelchair?" ...

Laura Davisson, medical weight management director at West Virginia University, said losing coverage for medications is a “nightmare” for patients ... able to continue teaching until I ...

The memory care unit at the North Star assisted living facility was short-staffed. An argument between two employees meant ...

Meals can be planned for times when the patient shows optimal strength, such as after a period of rest or around the peak time of medication. Increasing the number of meals per day, reducing the ...