Influence of smoking on medication efficacy

2013 ◽  
pp. 276-292
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Zagà ◽  
Charilaos Lygidakis
Keyword(s):  
Medication Efficacy

scholarly journals Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Comparison of Medication Efficacy and Cost

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-232
Author(s):  
Karlen E. Luthy ◽  
Robert M. David ◽  
Janelle L.B. Macintosh ◽  
Lacey M. Eden ◽  
Renea L. Beckstrand
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Medication Efficacy

Strategies for optimizing medication adherence in schizophrenia

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbi A. Morrissette ◽  
Andrew J. Cutler
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Adherence ◽  
Cognitive Deficits ◽  
Treatment Team ◽  
Adverse Side Effects ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Medication Selection ◽  
Medication Efficacy ◽  
Dosing Strategy ◽  
Long Acting ◽  
Psychosocial Approaches

Medication nonadherence is a common problem in the treatment of schizophrenia. The consequences of nonadherence are numerous and can be quite serious, including increased risk of rehospitalization and suicide. There are numerous factors that affect a patient's decision and ability to take medication, including medication efficacy and tolerability, treatment regimen, cognitive deficits, and the patient's relationship with the treatment team. Fortunately, there are several strategies that may increase treatment adherence, including individualization of medication selection and dosing strategy to maximize efficacy and minimize adverse side effects, utilization of long-acting injectable depot formulations that eliminate the need for the patient to remember daily oral medication, and psychosocial approaches that emphasize the benefits of staying well.

Tolerability of Acute Migraine Medications: Influence of Methods of Assessment and Relationship With Headache Attributes

Cephalalgia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1012-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Feleppa ◽  
G Apice ◽  
A D'Alessio ◽  
S Fucci ◽  
ME Bigal
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Acute Treatment ◽  
Response To Therapy ◽  
Acute Migraine ◽  
Headache Severity ◽  
Medication Efficacy ◽  
The Relationship

Tolerability is an important attribute of patient satisfaction with, and consequence adherence to, migraine acute treatment. Nevertheless, the determinants of tolerability are poorly explored. Accordingly, our objectives were: (i) in subjects receiving triptans, to contrast two methods of assessing adverse events (AEs); and (ii) to explore the relationship between migraine features and treatment attributes with tolerability. We surveyed 365 migraineurs who had been using the same triptan for at least 3 months. After prospectively treating an attack, headache characteristics and treatment response were assessed using headache calendars. Subjects also completed a standardized questionnaire, first asking about any AE and then prompting patients with a list of possible AEs. We contrasted both sets of answers and conducted logistic regression to assess if headache attributes or response to therapy influenced tolerability. Using the unprompted method, AEs occurred in 11.5-36.4± of patients, depending on the triptan used. Using the prompted method, they ranged from 26.9 to 64.3±. Chest and neck tightness were spontaneously reported by 3.5± of the sample, vs. 7.4± when prompted ( P< 0.05). Chest pain was not spontaneously reported and was elicited in nine patients (2.5±, P = 0.002). Feeling groggy occurred in 5.7 and 17.5± ( P< 0.001). AEs were not a function of headache severity, disability, efficacy of the drug, time to meaningful relief with the drug or recurrence of pain. The report of AEs varies dramatically with the methods of assessment. However, tolerability is not influenced by the severity of the attacks or by medication efficacy.

Modeling effects of side-effect probability, side-effect severity, and medication efficacy on patients with multiple sclerosis medication choice.

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 599-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Jarmolowicz ◽  
Derek D. Reed ◽  
Amanda S. Bruce ◽  
Sharon Lynch ◽  
Julia Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Side Effect ◽  
Medication Efficacy ◽  
Medication Choice ◽  
Side Effect Severity

Comparisons between patientsʼ and nursesʼ assessment of pain and medication efficacy in severe burn injuries

Pain ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manon Choinière ◽  
Ronald Melzack ◽  
Normand Girard ◽  
Johanne Rondeau ◽  
Marie-Josée Paquin
Keyword(s):  
Burn Injuries ◽  
Severe Burn ◽  
Severe Burn Injuries ◽  
Medication Efficacy
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