Changes in pill color that patients often experience—typically when they switch from a brand-name drug to a generic version (or vice versa) or from one generic version to another—may make patients less likely to continue taking their medications as prescribed,… Read More ›
Patients with depression are less likely to drop out of therapy for psychiatric conditions that is administered over the phone than therapy delivered face-to-face, according to a study published in JAMA today. Many patients with depression report a preference for… Read More ›
When insurance companies pass a larger share of the costs of asthma medications along to families, children aged 5 years or older use slightly less medication and are hospitalized more frequently, report researchers in this week’s JAMA. But such cost… Read More ›
San Francisco—Differences in how various groups of patients with colorectal cancer interact with the health care system may help explain why survival rates for this cancer are lower among blacks than whites, according to research presented at the annual meeting… Read More ›
The high cost of pharmaceuticals may prevent some patients who have had a stroke from taking the medications prescribed by their physician, putting them at risk for future strokes or other cardiovascular disease events, according to research presented today at… Read More ›
