Latest Compliance Stories

Nearly 30 Percent of Women Fail to Pick Up New Prescriptions for Osteoporosis, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

2013-04-18 12:28:36

Study offers new insights on patient and physician characteristics that contribute to osteoporosis medication adherence PASADENA, Calif., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 30 percent of women failed to pick up their bisphosphonate prescriptions, a medication that is most commonly used to treat osteoporosis and similar bone diseases, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published this week in the journal Osteoporosis International. The failure to pick up these newly prescribed...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Compliance Meds Technologies' CleverCap(TM) with the 2013 North American New Product Innovation Award for Medication Compliance

2013-04-16 08:29:15

CleverCap(TM) delivers a next-generation, device-enabled medication adherence solution for patients taking chronic oral medications MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the Integrated Device Platforms for Medication Compliance market, Frost & Sullivan recognized Compliance Meds Technologies, LLC (CMT) with the 2013 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation for its CleverCap(TM) platform. Recent research...

West Celebrates 90 Years of Healthcare Innovation

2013-04-15 08:28:51

World Leader in Drug Packaging and Delivery Evolves Alongside the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries to Forge a Healthier World EXTON, Pa., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST), a world leader in pharmaceutical and biotech drug packaging and delivery, celebrated the company's 90(th) anniversary. This landmark occasion commemorates West's long history of working side-by-side with top pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies...

New Research Reveals Link between Marijuana and Inappropriate Use of Pain Medications, other Prescription Drugs

2013-04-12 08:25:34

BALTIMORE, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameritox, one of the nation's leaders in pain medication monitoring, announced new research today showing a correlation between positive marijuana tests and higher rates of potential prescription drug non-adherence among chronic pain medication users. The research was presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Over the course of one year, Ameritox studied more than a 100,000 urine samples...

InnoPack Pharma Confex to Focus on Innovation in Packaging for Compliance and Safety

2013-04-12 04:21:25

MUMBAI, India, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2nd edition of InnoPack Pharma taking place from 27-28 June 2013, in Mumbai, India will gather over 150 packaging professionals and around 30 exhibitors to the confex which is dedicated to pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery systems. One of a kind in the Indian healthcare industry, InnoPack India continues to differentiate itself through its high-quality audience and positioning on technological innovations in...

Online Courses Address Latest Healthcare Compliance Regulations

2013-04-10 12:27:26

HCCS Updates HIPAA, Physician and Corporate Compliance Online Training JERICHO, N.Y., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HCCS (Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc.), the leading provider of online healthcare compliance and competency training, today announced the release of three newly updated online multimedia compliance courses. The updated courses are Corporate Compliance, Professional Compliance and HIPAA Compliance. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20061010/NYTU194LOGO...

Prescription Drug Misuse Remains at Alarming Levels, According to National Study by Quest Diagnostics

2013-04-03 16:24:03

Quest Diagnostics Health Trends(TM) analysis of a quarter million test results finds three out of five Americans tested misused their prescription medications, including through potentially dangerous drug combinations MADISON, N.J., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite increased public attention on the epidemic of prescription medication abuse, about three in five Americans tested misused their prescription drugs in 2012, virtually the same as in 2011, according to a national study...

Adherence to generic cholesterol-lowering drugs associated with decrease in total costs of care

2013-04-03 08:29:05

Previous studies showed higher costs of care for patient adherence to brand-name statins; new study shows generic statin adherence can lower overall costs SAN DIEGO, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- People who regularly take statins to reduce high cholesterol will see lower hospitalization rates according to a new study presented today at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)'s 25th Annual Meeting & Expo in San Diego. The study was conducted by pharmacy benefit manager Prime...

Mango Health Launches New Mobile App that Inspires People to Manage and Improve Their Personal Health

2013-04-02 23:04:24

A simple, rewarding way for people to track the medications and nutritional supplements they take, Mango Health goes live after extensive pilot program. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 02, 2013 After a 16-week pilot, Mango Health today unveiled a new mobile application that inspires people to better manage and improve their personal health. For the four out of five U.S. adults who take medications and nutritional supplements every week,taking medications correctly and understanding...

Adults with Diabetes and Limited Health Literacy Less Likely to Adhere to Prescribed Antidepressants

2013-03-25 16:24:47

OAKLAND, Calif., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Adult patients with diabetes who don't understand basic health information are significantly less likely to take newly prescribed antidepressant medication, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study in The Journal of General Internal Medicine. In this study conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research and the University of Washington School of Medicine, 72 percent of the 1,366 study participants had limited health literacy...