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Show health professional infoLatest independent information about adherence to medicines, written and reviewed by experts in Australia.
Adherence to medicines is also known as patient compliance, compliance of patients, medication adherence, patient acceptance of health care, patient adherence or patient concordance.
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| Depression - primary care | Reviews the diagnosis and treatment of depression. Non-drug treatments are first-line in mild-moderate cases, but also important for more severe cases |
Professional publication - Prescribing Practice Review | Health Professionals | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 |
| Depression | Depression is second after hypertension among the chronic problems most frequently seen by Australian GPs. We review the latest evidence and guidance. |
Professional publication - NPS News | Health Professionals | 2012-04-02 00:00:00 |
| Case study 73: Depression in primary care | Joe is a 71-year-old man who complains that he is ‘not feeling himself', his wife is concerned that he seems always fatigued |
Professional activity - Case study | Health Professionals | 2012-04-01 00:00:00 |
| Managing lipids - Reducing CVD risk | Reviews early assessment of cardiovascular risk and consideration of who would benefit from a lipid-lowering drug together with lifestyle changes |
Professional publication - Prescribing Practice Review | Health Professionals | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 |
| NPS News 35 (INSERT): Choosing antidepressant drugs | Table of antidepressants for special patient groups including suicidal patients, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, the elderly, and those with cardiovascular disease or anxiety |
Professional publication - NPS News | Health Professionals | 2004-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Indicators of Quality Prescribing: 18 | Indicators of Quality Prescribing: Indicator 18 Good Prescribing (Dosing Instructions). This indicator asks practices what percentage of prescriptions are given with non-specific dosing instructions. |
Professional tool - Indicators of quality prescribing | Health Professionals | 2006-02-01 00:00:00 |
| Indicators of Quality Prescribing: 7 | Indicators of Quality Prescribing: Indicator 7 Identifying Medicine Misadventure. This indicator asks practices if they have a policy on identifying patients at high risk of medicine misadventure. |
Professional tool - Indicators of quality prescribing | Health Professionals | 2006-02-01 00:00:00 |
| Case study 7 report: Medication review | Elderly patient with well controlled hypertension and reflux oesophagitis admits compliance problems with medication and usage of OTC medications. |
Professional activity - Case study report | Health Professionals | 2000-02-01 00:00:00 |
| Case study 12 report: Polypharmacy | Elderly patient taking multiple medications presents with increasing shortness of breath. His medical conditions include angina, heart failure and osteoarthritis. |
Professional activity - Case study report | Health Professionals | 2000-12-01 00:00:00 |
| Case study 7: Medication review | Elderly patient with well controlled hypertension and reflux oesophagitis admits compliance problems with medication and usage of OTC medications. |
Professional activity - Case study | Health Professionals | 2000-02-01 00:00:00 |
| Case study 12: Polypharmacy | Elderly patient taking multiple medications presents with increasing shortness of breath. His medical conditions include angina, heart failure and osteoarthritis. |
Professional activity - Case study | Health Professionals | 2000-12-01 00:00:00 |
| Calcium salts and osteoporosis | Pharmacy letter on preventing osteoporotic fractures and the use of calcium and vitamin D supplements. Includes information on self-audits. |
Professional publication - Pharmacy Letter | Health Professionals | 2003-04-01 00:00:00 |
| Hormonal contraception: Tailoring for the individual | Explores the range of hormonal contraceptives currently available in Australia and factors to consider when prescribing, including missed pills, adverse effects, and non-oral dosage forms. |
Professional publication - NPS News | Health Professionals | 2009-12-11 00:00:00 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | Examines use of multiple medications for patients with ischaemic heart disease, focusing on aspirin use, symptom control with nitrates and GP support. |
Professional publication - NPS News | Health Professionals | 2005-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Depression in children and adolescents | Reviews prescribing of antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors -SSRIs) in children and adolescents, and the role of psychological and behavioural therapy |
Professional publication - NPS News | Health Professionals | 2004-08-01 00:00:00 |
| NPS News 10: Consumer expectations: antibiotics are not the be all and end all | Consumer attitudes towards antibiotics, the results of the 1999 Campbell National Health Monitor Survey. Clinical audit on antibiotic prescription, interpreting clinical trial results and resistance patterns. |
Professional publication - NPS News | Health Professionals | 2000-06-01 00:00:00 |
| NPS News 8: Medication reviews in general practice | Medication reviews in general practice, examining their importance, the different professions involved and patient problems such as concordance and side effects. |
Professional publication - NPS News | Health Professionals | 2000-01-01 00:00:00 |
| NPS Prescribing Practice Review 27: Managing depression | Information on the diagnosis of depression along with advice on assessing suicide risk, the role of non-drug therapy, and the use of antidepressants. |
Professional publication - Prescribing Practice Review | Health Professionals | 2004-09-09 00:00:00 |
| NPS Prescribing Practice Review 27: Managing depression | Information on the diagnosis of depression along with advice on assessing suicide risk, the role of non-drug therapy, and the use of antidepressants. |
Professional publication - Prescribing Practice Review | Health Professionals | 2004-09-09 00:00:00 |
| NPS Prescribing Practice Review 17: Managing dyslipidaemia | Information on managing dyslipidaemia, including who should be treated with lipid-modifying therapy (i.e. lifestyle and/or drug therapy). Sample feedback prescribing data is also provided. |
Professional publication - Prescribing Practice Review | Health Professionals | 2002-03-05 00:00:00 |
| NPS Prescribing Practice Review 10: Managing depression | Information on identifying patients with depression and the factors that influence drug selection (e.g. age, comorbidities, previous therapy, adverse effect profile) if antidepressants are required. |
Professional publication - Prescribing Practice Review | Health Professionals | 2000-09-01 00:00:00 |
| NPS Prescribing Practice Review 8: Medication review for your patients with heart failure | Information on how to take a medication history and determine if a patient is on all appropriate medications to optimise management of their heart failure. |
Professional publication - Prescribing Practice Review | Health Professionals | 2000-05-01 00:00:00 |
| Hypertension and cardiovascular risk | Information on managing hypertension as a cardiovascular risk factor including advice on assessing risk, selecting antihypertensives, lifestyle interventions and encouraging patient compliance. |
Professional publication - Prescribing Practice Review | Health Professionals | 2007-07-01 00:00:00 |
| Remembering your medicines | NPS factsheet advising patients how to remember to take their medications routinely, with tips on drug storage and reminder systems |
Consumer publication - NPS factsheet | Consumers | 2007-08-30 00:00:00 |
| Remembering to take your medicines | Tips to help you remember to take your medicines; including writing timetables or marking off a chart, and using blister packs or medication organisers. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2011-03-08 00:00:00 |
| When switching to a generic medicine isn’t recommended | National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS) issued a statement today advising that in some special instances, switching to a generic medicine is not recommended. |
Media release | Others | 2007-10-09 00:00:00 |
| NPS pharmacy self-audit enrolments open | Educational self-audit on antidepressants for pharmacists November 2005. |
Media release | Others | 2005-11-02 00:00:00 |
| When switching brands isn't recommended | The ‘Generic medicines are an equal choice’ campaign, launched by the National Prescribing Service (NPS) is expected to increase consumer questions to health professionals about generic medicines. |
Media release | Others | 2007-10-09 00:00:00 |
| Living with medicines | Educates adult ESL patients with nonsymptomatic chronic diseases about the importance of medication compliance. |
Kit Consumer - ESL teaching resource | Consumers | 2010-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Medication Safety in Australia: Status at November 2007 Discussion Paper | Summary of work of group of health professionals and researchers at NPS to understand the state of medication safety in Australia, identify any links between medication safety work & QUM work, and identify gaps that NPS may be able to assist with. |
Corporate publication - Research report | Research & Evaluation community | 2007-11-01 00:00:00 |
| Video: Using a buddy to help remember to take your medicines | A retired nurse talks about using a buddy to help you remember to take your medicines. |
Multimedia - Video | Consumers | 2011-02-04 00:00:00 |
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Date published: 2010-12-17 00:00:00
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