Sentences with phrase «patients take these medications»

The bad news is that long - term toxicity to virtually all these drugs has increasingly been recognized as patients take these medications for longer periods of time.

In one study of depressed patients taking medication, 70 % of the patients who also received intensive interpersonal psychotherapy experienced a significant reduction in symptoms after five weeks, compared to just 51 % of the patients who received only 20 - minute support sessions.

A 50 % improvement in half the symptoms is considered a positive outcome, and this minimal result is achieved in less than half the patients taking these medications.

Prolonged use of thiazide diuretics could deplete zinc tissue levels, so clinicians should monitor zinc status in patients taking these medications.

As with any large change in nutrient intake, the change to an LCD in patients taking medications for diabetes or hypertension should be made under supervision by clinicians familiar with the effects of the diet.

A. Because of the five main side effects of this medication, it is recommended that patients take this medication at night, in order for the side - effects Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 20th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health

Many patients take these medications together.

In addition to helping patients take medications and use medical equipment, home health aides sometimes assist with household chores and make logistical decisions regarding doctor's visits and the like.

They perform therapeutic tasks and ensure that patients take their medication in a timely manner.

Dispensing medications involves handing the dose to the patient, and the medical assistant is present and observes the patient taking the medication on his or her own.

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Carmine Simone, chief of surgery at Toronto East General Hospital, had six procedures cancelled over a three - month period in 2013 because the patients had failed to stop taking their medication beforehand.

This approach ensures that when the technology is put in the hands of patients, devices like smartphones become incredibly powerful in educating them on how to make good decisions in terms of taking medication and finding lower - cost alternatives.

In 2016, the FDA teamed up with Flatiron Health, a $ 1.2 billion New York - based healthcare technology startup that collects clinical data from cancer patients — such as what medications a patient has taken and how he or she has responded to them.

Merck took a precision approach and targeted its medication towards patients whose tumors express the PD - L1 protein, enrolling these individuals in clinical trials.

«There's pre-op, post-op recovery, during that time sometimes the patient is on a follow - up medication... what we're looking to do is take that experience, that itinerary that person follows and digitize it,» he said.

Nightingale wants to help ensure patients don't forget to take their medication.

For instance, it's already backed AiCure, whose tech uses smartphones to see whether or not patients are taking their medications.

Some patients who received questionable test results from Theranos reportedly became alarmed or changed the amount of medication they were taking.

Now, a drug test can flag whether a patient is taking the prescribed medication and is meant to spark a more truthful conversation between patient and doctor.

Patients need to take their medication to achieve a positive health outcome, but many fail to fill their prescriptions when they find out the price.

Entrepreneurs from across the U.S. are coming up with solutions to address a huge problem in medicine: making it easier for patients to keep track of their medications and take them properly.

The experience showed Singal that a reminder to schedule a follow - up doctor appointment or to take medication at a specific time could make all the difference to many patients.

Mrs Maynard decided to use Oregon's right - to - die law that lets terminally ill patients die on their own terms by taking lethal medication prescribed by a doctor.

Many of my patients with hypertension ask me whether it is safe to take sildenafil (Viagra) with their blood pressure medications...

With Smart Packaging solutions, pharmaceutical manufacturers can offer patients pharmaceuticals with true added value; on the one hand they provide comprehensive and customised information and on the other, they increase security and make taking medication more comfortable.

As well as the counting folding carton, these include the prototype of a «Level Indicator», an intelligent packaging solution that calculates how much liquid remains in a bottle with fluid medication as well as the prototype «Medical Prescription» that not only counts the tablets and reminds the patients to take them promptly, but can also send the prescription via Bluetooth to the packaging, using a specially developed app.

The package records all accesses to the package, providing a time log when the medication was taken by the patient.

The log serves as a reminder for older patients as to whether they have taken their medication or missed a dose.

When the infection recurred following the first transplant last March, McKinney began taking pentamidine, an IV medication normally given to AIDS and cancer patients.

You will get to work with patients on a regular basis, performing a number of tasks that range from taking patients» blood pressure to putting in IV lines that deliver medication and fluids.

To elaborate — I'm pretty sure most doctors would prefer their patients not take pain medication if they're able to cope well without it.

«Many patients have taken these sleep medications for decades without any dependence or tolerance problems.

Drug - induced lupus occurs when a patient has a reaction to certain types of medication, but it usually goes away once the person stops taking the medicine.

It was initially thought that CTOs would mainly be used on patients with several psychiatric admissions, the so called «revolving door» patient phenomenon, whereby someone was admitted to hospital, got better with medication, was discharged, stopped taking the medication, relapsed, was readmitted to hospital and so on.

A medication - assisted heroin treatment center in Watertown is taking its first patients.

By ensuring that patients take pills as prescribed, doctors hope to boost the medication's efficacy.

CEU - UCH researchers Juan Pardo, Javier Muñoz, Francisco Zamora and Paloma Botella developed an algorithm able to interpret the relevant data and predict a seizure up to 20 minutes before it occurs, giving the patient time to take their medication and nip it in the bud.

Ten patients not previously infected with hepatitis C took doses of powerful antiviral medications before and after receiving the transplants.

Patients should disclose all allergies, medications, supplements, herbs and substances they take, in addition to nicotine.

If a third party unconnected with the app were to access the stored information and change any patient details, such as take away an allergy to certain medication, it could put the life of this person at risk should the case arise.»

«Because of the complex nature of asthma, providers need to approach patients with a guideline - based plan that takes environmental triggers such as allergens, viruses and occupational irritants into consideration as well the strengths and weaknesses of the medication that they are using in order to provide a well - tailored action plan.»

Some patients experienced itchiness and eye redness, which is not unusual for patients taking glaucoma medication.

«Arthritis patients failing to take expensive, effective medication according to new research.»

Michelle Sherman, an assistant clinical professor of pharmacy at the UCSF School of Pharmacy, runs a consultancy that works with HIV clinics in Laguna Beach, California, training staff how to manage drug therapies and teaching patients how to take the medications appropriately.

Two men known only as the «Boston patients» have both stopped taking their anti-HIV medications following transplants of bone - marrow stem cells that appear to have banished the virus from their bodies.

At most centers, treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is limited and usually takes patients down one of two routes: steroids or medication, which can often lead to life - long side effects.

The physician can also upload images and test results related to the case and add details such as any medication the patient takes regularly.

Research is ongoing to try and understand more about the reasons why patients with arthritis may not always take their medications as prescribed.

In a recent trial of 225 patients, completed in September 2016, participants who took the drug (along with their other epilepsy medications) reduced their nonstop seizures by 42 percent, compared with 17 percent for those taking a placebo.

«Atrial fibrillation patients who couldn't take blood thinning medications used to have very few options and were faced with a very real possibility of having a stroke,» said Dr. Christopher Stanton, electrophysiologist at Sanford Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls.