A medication monitoring program using medication bottles waws found to be effective in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), though the usage will need additional support. Adolescents and emerging ...

It has been estimated that 1.7 million people die from Tuberculosis (TB), and more than 10.4 million new cases are reported every year worldwide. The global 'End TB' strategy aims to eliminate the ...

Investing in drug safety monitoring systems can help improve patient safety as well as reduce healthcare costs, according to study published in Medical Care. Researchers examined three cases in which ...

(Reuters Health) - State programs that monitor narcotic prescriptions help prevent 10 opioid-overdose deaths a day in the U.S., yet improvements could save another two people a day, a new study finds.

The statewide prescription drug monitoring program has taken effect. The goal is to reduce the misuse of prescription drugs. Missouri launched a statewide prescription drug monitoring program ...

(WSIL) -- Missouri is now the final state in the U.S. to track prescription medications statewide. Governor Mike Parson signed SB 63 into law, which creates a statewide prescription drug monitoring ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An automated tool classified patients with and without antiseizure medication reduction. Dose quantification may ...

Writing for the Reason Foundation, Jacob James Rich and Robert Capodilupo tell us what we already know – that Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) may have had a purpose when first initiated ...

At 78 years old, Maria has high blood pressure and needs to take seven different medications throughout the day at specific ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill Monday to make Missouri the final state to adopt a prescription drug monitoring database aimed at flagging possible opioid misuse.

Medical cannabis remains the only controlled substance in the state for which physicians cannot monitor patient use, confirm dosing, or intervene when patterns of risky behavior emerge ...

Health system pharmacists and clinicians are monitoring a wave of drug approvals expected throughout 2026, including first-in-class therapies and expanded uses of existing drugs with implications for ...