December 2010

We have insufficient understanding of what influences our prescribing behavior, particularly with respect to pharmaceutical marketing strategies.

Nurse practitioner prescribers exhibited a high rate of contact with pharmaceutical industry promotional activities.

A retrospective claims analysis of managed care enrollees with type 2 diabetes mellitus showed that insulin pump therapy reduced antidiabetic drug and healthcare resource use.

Current interventions to improve medication adherence lack a clear, uniform approach by which patient compliance can be universally improved.

The coverage gap in the Medicare Part D program has a significant negative impact on adherence to diabetes medications.

Nurse practitioner comanagment improved quality of care for 5 chronic conditions in an academic geriatrics practice.

Targeting chemotherapy with 70-gene MammaPrint signature in patients 60 years or younger with node-negative breast cancer is likely to be cost-effective.

In this review of randomized controlled trials designed to improve adherence to cardiovascular medications, electronic interventions and in-person, pharmacy-based interventions showed the highest success rates.

Significant clinically meaningful improvements in asthma impairment are documented by administrative data for 1 year after initiation of step-up care in patients with uncontrolled asthma.

Patients' problems in understanding of new and existing medications were evaluated to design a primary care electronic health record quality improvement study.

Treatment of alcohol dependence with medications offered advantages in reduced healthcare utilization and costs compared with usual treatment without medications.