Making medication counselling count: practical tips for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians Medicines counselling is a crucial part of pharmacy practice. It improves adherence, reduces medication-related harm and gives patients the confidence to manage their treatment effectively. The NHS…

A guide to medicines counselling, which supports adherence, reduces medication-related harm and empowers patients to take an active role in their treatment

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Behavioural self-assessment tool can encourage medicines adherence Patients’ risk of not adhering to medication plans can be predicted by the ‘Social, Psychological, Usage and Rational’ (SPUR) tool, which can also help understand social and psychological factors…

Patients’ risk of not adhering to medication plans can be predicted by the SPUR tool, which can also help understand social and psychological factors behind non-adherence and increase personalised interventions, according to a study

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How to encourage adherence in patients with respiratory disease Introduction Chronic respiratory diseases affect the airway and other lung structures​1​. Globally, the most common chronic respiratory diseases include COPD, asthma, occupational lung diseases and…

In our latest learning article, #KatherinePearson explains how pharmacists can develop person-centred strategies to support #adherence and improve disease control in people with #respiratory conditions

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