Tackling Medicine Noncompliance: Challenges and Solutions for Patients and Healthcare Providers
“When Patients Don’t Fill Their Prescriptions” discusses the problem of medication nonadherence among patients, which refers to the failure of patients to follow their prescribed medications. Nonadherence is a significant concern for healthcare providers because it can lead to complications and worse health outcomes for patients. In a study conducted by Harvard Medical School, it […]
Darvocet Pulled from Market
The painkilling drug propoxyphene, sold under the Darvon and Darvocet brands and used by about 10 million Americans last year, will be removed from the market because of serious heart risks, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. Propoxyphene has been shown to have very little effect on pain. Many studies showed no significant […]
