The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Foundation has been awarded a grant in the amount of $93,465 from the Center for Technology and Aging for a research project utilizing Monitor-Rx to optimize the medication regimens of older adults. The ASCP Foundation was selected as one of five grant recipients out of 47 applicants to [...]

Failure to adhere to treatment regimens is a common problem among patients treated for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). The costs associated with non-adherence are high, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of Value in Health.

A UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital project that used a novel communication tool to improve health outcomes among diabetes patients was honored recently with a quality leadership award from the California Health Care Safety Net Institute.

Treatment with once-monthly INVEGA® SUSTENNA(TM) is not inferior to treatment with bi-weekly RISPERDAL® CONSTA®, according to new data from a comparative study of both treatments in patients with schizophrenia. Results of the 13-week clinical trial were released this week.

More employers are taking steps to improve their employees’ health by making sure they take their medicines as prescribed, a move that could stave off more serious and costly health consequences, according to a new report sponsored by the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC).