A new study suggests that receiving text-based 'nudges' could help remind patients to refill their prescriptions, which may also help to reduce readmission rates.

Approximately one in three patients prescribed blood pressure or lipid-lowering drugs to prevent coronary heart disease and stroke do not take their medication as prescribed, but a text message ...

Medication adherence may help keep residents out of the hospital, according to a new investigation of adults age 50 and older. In a data meta-analysis, the researchers looked at the effects of ...

A new study examining hypertension medication adherence found that high-tech interventions failed to improve how consistently patients take their blood pressure medications, despite successfully ...

In an advance that could help ensure people are taking their medication on schedule, MIT engineers have designed a pill that can report when it has been swallowed.

For patients with either cardiovascular disease or diabetes, EMR-linked automated reminder interventions may help improve medication adherence compared to usual care, according to a study in American ...

Capecitabine is an oral chemotherapy used to treat many gastrointestinal cancers. Its complex dosing and narrow therapeutic index make medication adherence and toxicity management crucial for quality ...

A recent study evaluating the use of non-infused biologics in patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis demonstrated that patients who are adherent to their non-infused RA biologic medication are ...

A new type of “smart pill” designed to confirm when medications are actually swallowed could one day help doctors better ...

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester are studying the role school nurses play in helping with daily medication adherence among children with asthma. The study is funded with a ...