Medicines concordance in clinical practice

Optimizing medicines management: From compliance to concordance

Medication prescribed but not consumed represents a huge loss in drug and prescribing costs and an enormous waste of expensive medical time. In this article we discuss what is known about compliance and adherence, explore the concept of concordance and demonstrate its fundamental difference from both. Not all patients are ready or suitable for shared decision making in management of their condi...

Frequency of Errors in Clinical Laboratory Practice

  Background and Objective: Laboratory errors are one of the major factors that affect the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and monitoring in patients.The objective of study is to evaluate the frequency and type of errors in different phases of testing at the Pathology Department of the Shalamar Hospital, Lahore and to evaluate the causes of errors. Methods: This observational study was carrie...

Complementary And Alternative Medicines Knowledge In Practice

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Quality Assurance of Medicines in Practice

Herbal medicines: knowledge, attitude, dispensing practice and the barriers among dental practitioners in Chennai city, Tamilnadu

Background & Aim: In the recent past, traditional medicines have gained increased awareness among the scientific community and general public owing to the intrinsic value of these systems. They are considered because of the drug resistance and side effects associated with allopathic medicines. Also, in a country like India, where there is availability of rich medicinal flora, h...