There’s one healthcare professional that serves as the connection between patients, physicians, and prescriptions: Your local pharmacist. Encouraging patients to review medications with a pharmacist ...

Dear Carol: I’ve read your articles about drugs that are bad for older brains. My dad takes a long list of drugs for heart issues, blood pressure, and arthritis, plus a chronic skin problem. He and I ...

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carelon Health and CarelonRx will offer free medication reviews to members of the public on National Check Your Meds Day – Oct. 21. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT on Oct. 21, ...

People with type 2 diabetes who receive comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs) had better adherence with oral antidiabetic drugs and statin utilization compared to those who did not receive CMRs, a ...

A study found that clinical pharmacist-led reviews of hospital medications for older adults with hip fractures were linked to significantly lower rates of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The research, ...

Polypharmacy—the concurrent use of multiple medications—is a global challenge, and the active participation of patients and ...

“Compared to non-CMR recipients, CMR recipients experienced a considerably higher increase in adherence to COPD medications from 2016 to 2017, and findings with data from more recent years are ...

The average older adult takes seven different medications daily, creating a complex web of potential interactions that can prove more dangerous than the original health conditions. This phenomenon, ...

Lanarkshire residents are being urged to attend their medication reviews. NHS Lanarkshire’s primary care pharmacy team is encouraging people to take up the offer of their medication reviews, also ...

More than 40% of U.S. adults 65 and older now take at least five prescription drugs daily, a practice known as polypharmacy. Studies link high medication use to falls, hospitalizations, drug ...