A report from HelpAdvisor provides a snapshot of the difficulties patients face in having their prescriptions filled.
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A report from HelpAdvisor provides a snapshot of the difficulties patients face in having their prescriptions filled. It illustrates the scope of the challenge and the ramifications for patient health. Here are the key findings:
A randomized trial found a FORTA-based, pharmacist-led medication review sharply reduced inappropriate prescribing, overuse and underuse among older cancer patients with polypharmacy.
Wendy S. Harpham, M.D., FACP, draws on decades as a patient with lymphoma to show physicians which phrases comfort patients and which cause distress without meaning to.