K L Brier
K L Brier
Health care costs as a percentage of the gross national product have been increasing in most industrialized countries. As part of the trend, pharmaceutical expenditures also have been rising. In many countries, pharmaceutical costs are the ...
Patient adherence to pharmacotherapy: the importance of effective communication [0.03%]
有效沟通在患者药物治疗顺应性中的重要作用
M R DiMatteo
M R DiMatteo
Despite the potential of modern pharmacotherapy to control disease and enhance quality of life, two out of five patients fail to take their prescribed medication correctly. Research indicates that the two primary influencers of adherence ar...
J M Wooten,K Chase,M C O&#x;Connor et al.
J M Wooten et al.
The P & T Committee at Trinity Lutheran Hospital, a 320-bed, community/teaching hospital in Kansas City, MO, has developed dosing and monitoring guidelines for foscarnet sodium (Foscavir) and trimetrexate glucuronate (Neutrexin)--two drugs ...
A U Okpara,J J Maswoswe,K Stewart
A U Okpara
Collaborative efforts among several departments and the P & T Committee resulted in an IV to oral conversion program for select antimicrobials in our 580-bed county teaching hospital. This criteria-based program was designed to monitor and ...
E R Gonzalez,V S Crane
E R Gonzalez
To successfully design and implement disease management programs, clinicians must understand the disease's natural course and cost drivers, base the diagnosis and treatment on the disease process and not the reimbursement schedules, educate...