Medication Adherence

Older adults receiving outpatient services have an increased risk of using potentially inappropriate medications, according to an international study released Wednesday. Using these medications also has...

Tapering opioids when patients are receiving long-term drug therapy may trigger a series of unintended consequences, a new study finds. 

A sizable percentage of patients with diabetes do not consistently take prescribed medications to lower cholesterol, glucose or blood pressure, investigators say.

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More prescriptions do not necessarily mean better health outcomes. Deprescribing, which is the planned and supervised process of intentionally stopping a medication or reducing its dose, is a critically...

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When older adults take blood pressure medications as prescribed, even the most frail live longer, according to a study of 1.3 million.

A phone call, email or text successfully prompts statin-takers to fill their first prescription and stick with their medication regimen, say researchers.

Medication adherence may help keep residents out of the hospital, according to a new investigation of adults age 50 and older.

In an odd twist of logic, seniors risk falls, sickness and even hospitalization when they switch to using a pill organizer. A new guide offers solutions.