Search results for "Adherence"
HIV comes of age as disease of mid-to-late life
Protease inhibitors revolutionized HIV management, morphing it from a death sentence to a chronic, manageable condition. Medical issues have since grown more complex as doctors consider how HIV interacts with aging, and how aging interacts with these sometimes toxic drugs used to control the virus.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/HIV.htm
1 Nov 2011
Preliminary trial results show triple-drug regimen may be harmful for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Therapy with a combination of prednisone, azathioprine and N-acetylcysteine may be harmful in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, the National Institutes of Health announced last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/01/8.htm
1 Nov 2011
Statins may be more cost-effective than stress testing to determine primary CHD prevention in some patients
Treating all intermediate-risk patients with high-potency generic statins to prevent coronary heart disease may be more cost-effective than basing treatment on noninvasive stress testing, a new study indicates.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/13/4.htm
13 Dec 2011
Bisphosphonate use associated with extended implant survival in knee, hip replacements
Bisphosphonate use was associated with an almost twofold increase in implant survival time in patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty, researchers found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/13/5.htm
13 Dec 2011
Framing risks, benefits perilous for physicians and patients
A new column debuts, outlining how physicians can properly frame risks and benefits of treatments so patients can make the best medical decisions for themselves. In this column, risk calculators are explained so the “number needed to treat” isn't so murky to a woman considering statins.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/gray.htm
1 Jan 2012
AIDS care panel issues new HIV guidelines
The International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) has issued new guidelines on improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/06/2.htm
6 Mar 2012
Drug shortages cause scrambles in primary care
Physicians are prescribing drugs and dosages they normally wouldn't to fill the gaps in drug manufacturing shortages. Learn more about what the federal government is doing about shortages and what internists can expect in the near future.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/05/editors.htm
1 May 2012
Drugs come up short for doctors, patients
Drug shortages, especially among injectables and cancer medications, have left physicians and patients alike wondering where their next doses will come from. Even simple antibiotics have become scarce commodities.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/05/shortage.htm
1 May 2012
Postdischarge med errors common in heart patients despite pharmacist intervention
Postdischarge medication errors were common in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) or acute decompensated heart failure even with a pharmacist-led intervention, a new study has found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/03/1.htm
3 Jul 2012
Start ART in all HIV-infected adults, expert panel says
All adults with HIV should receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) regardless of CD4 cell count, according to the 2012 International Antiviral Society-USA panel recommendations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/24/1.htm
24 Jul 2012