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e-pill Patient Compliance / Medication Adherence Links to other Web sites and patient / caregiver resources: e-pill Institutional Clients

Drugs don't work in patients who don't take them
C. Everett Koop, MD

Do Electronic Medication Compliance Devices work? Impact of an electronic medication compliance aid on long-term blood pressure control

FDA (Food and Drug Administration): "over half of all people who use medications don't use them correctly".

Learn more: Patient Compliance Statistics. Patient Compliance Wizard. Vote on e-pill Web site

The New England Journal of Medicine: Adherence to Medication. Lars Osterberg, MD and Terrence Blaschke, MD

American Heart Association: "Compliance with medical advice is important for disease prevention and treatment".

Old age in the technology age: New devices to monitor health and well-being at home a growing new sector. Carolyn Said

National Council for Patient Information and Education Patient Compliance.

Patient Compliance: Align Map: "A No-Nonsense approach to real world treatment implementation".

The Brain Injury Association BIA Home Page

The Merck Manual Home Edition

FDA's Web Page Consumer NIH Web Page National Instiute of Health

Search by medical condition: eMedicine Web site. | HealingWell Web site.

Interventions for helping patients to follow prescriptions for medications: Comprehensive overview

World Health Organization: Adherence to Long-Term Therapies: Evidence of Action

Site for persons with SCI/D Spinal Cord Injuries and Diseases.

General health information: Healthopedia

Search for medical information Health Place.

US Health Care Associations and Societies:
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
American Medical Women's Association
American Nurses Association
American Osteopathic Association
American Pharmaceutical Association
American Podiatric Medical Association
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
AORN Patient Safety First
Association of American Medical Colleges
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
Institute of Medicine - National Academy of Sciences
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
National Community Pharmacists Association
Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group
The Safety Institute at Premier
United States Pharmacopeia

US Government Agencies:
The United States Food and Drug Administration

International Health Care Associations and Governmental Agencies:
Australian Patient Safety Foundation
European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
European Union Drug Regulatory Authorities Network
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
ISMP - CANADA
ISMP - SPAIN
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
National League for Nursing
National Medical Association
The National Patient Safety Foundation
National Student Nurses' Association
Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association
Pharmacy Automation Online

Pharmaceutical Industry:
Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association
National Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Pharmaceutical and Research Manufacturers Association

Publishers & Newsletters:
Pharmacist's Letter
SpringNet (SpringHouse Publications)

State Pharmacy Boards:
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

State Nursing Boards:
National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Nursing Associations:
Links to Nursing Associations

State Medical Boards:
American Board of Medical Specialties
Federation of State Medical Boards
American Medical Association

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers:
List of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers from Hospital Pharmacy

Drug Information Sites:
Rxlist.com
DrugInfonet.com

e-pill on the internet (main URL's):

www.medicalwatches.com

www.patientcompliance.net