Sentences with phrase «improve access to medication»

For example, NIDA is funding research to improve access to medication - assisted therapies, develop new medications for opioid addiction, and expand access to naloxone by exploring more user - friendly delivery systems (for example, nasal sprays).

The committee recommended improving access to the medication naloxone, which blocks or reverses the effects of opioids, as well as safe injection equipment to reduce transmission of HIV and hepatitis C. Providers and pharmacists should be permitted to prescribe, dispense, or distribute naloxone to laypersons, third parties, and first responders.

This may be because of more intense therapy for chronic illness, improved access to medications due to Medicare Part D, and the growth of the generic drug market.

Not exact matches

For example, it may be increasing access to essential medication by having lower prices than competitors and a convenient delivery model, and it may be improving quality of care by building trust with its customers.

A practicing community pharmacist, her other research and policy interests include health literacy, parents» use of children's medicines, direct - to - consumer advertising of medications, and improving access to medicines by extending prescribing rights.

The article describes how HHS agencies are collaborating with public and private stakeholders to expand access to and improve utilization of medication - assisted therapies, in tandem with other targeted approaches to reducing opioid overdoses.

That includes boosting education for doctors and patients, improving research efforts to discover the various roots of chronic pain, and helping government agencies work together better to ensure that people can get access to medications that they need — as well as improve the odds that new ones will be available in the future.

«Improving access to child psychiatrists through consultation services and collaborative care models may help address potential undertreatment while also reducing the risk of prescribing medications before other treatments have been tried.

Results of the study, which earlier this year won first prize in the inaugural «PAN Challenge» for research on improving access to critical medications for Americans with chronic and rare diseases, showed that patients in the latter, high - cost group were significantly less likely (45.3 percent vs. 66.9 percent) to have a Part D claim for a TKI prescription within six months of their CML diagnosis, compared to the subsidized, low cost - sharing group.

Our main goals are to increase awareness of eczema as a public health issue and to protect and improve access to services and medications for people whose lives are impacted by this disease.

To improve access to, and the quality of, affordable care for patients while optimizing therapeutic outcomes and reducing incidence of adverse effects through effective medication managemenTo improve access to, and the quality of, affordable care for patients while optimizing therapeutic outcomes and reducing incidence of adverse effects through effective medication managemento, and the quality of, affordable care for patients while optimizing therapeutic outcomes and reducing incidence of adverse effects through effective medication management.

These advances have had limited impact on community care, with current data indicating high unmet need28 - 30 and poorer quality and outcomes for community treatment compared with efficacy studies.31, 32 We address these gaps by evaluating a quality improvement intervention aimed at improving access to evidence - based treatments for depression (particularly CBT and antidepressant medication) in primary care settings.

Research is needed to test interventions that improve knowledge and practice in providing medication abortion, and the Indian Government at the national and state level needs to prioritise improving policies and practice to increase access to comprehensive abortion care and quality contraceptive services that prevent unintended pregnancy.

Improving Outcomes for Children in Child Welfare: A Medicaid Managed Care Toolkit (PDF - 1,649 KB) Center for Healthcare Strategies (2012) Helps child welfare agencies and other child - serving stakeholders develop an approach to care and cross-system collaboration by focusing on access to physical and behavioral health care services, coordination of care, and the appropriate use and monitoring of psychotropic medications.