Study Digs Into Reasons, Consequences For Stopping Anti-Clotting Medication Early

A large community-based registry of patients treated with drug-eluting stents is providing important insight into how long patients with complex coronary artery disease typically stick to their doctors' orders to take clopidogrel, a drug that prevents unwanted blood clots;

Taking Your Medications As Doctor Ordered - Help From The Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality, US Government

Free, online instructions for creating a pill card -- an illustrated medication schedule -- using only a personal or lap top computer and printer are now available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a part of the US. Department of Health and Human Services.

Sensor Necklace Aims To Increase Drug Compliance

Researchers now have a possible solution for the one in three adults who fail to take their medicines as prescribed by their doctors, as well as for everyone else who occasionally forgets: a sensor necklace that records the exact time and date when specially-designed pills are swallowed, and reminds the user if any doses are being missed.