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How to measure compliance Pharm Pract 2006

Martins Ap, Ferreira AP, Costa FA, Cabrita J. How to measure (or not) compliance to eradication therapy. Pharmacy Practice 2006; 4(2): 88-94. www.pharmacypractice.org 88 ABSTRACT * This study aimed to test a novel method of compliance measurement in Portuguese community pharmacy in Helicobacter pylori patients. A case series design was used where compliance indicators were electronically measured, aside with patients' reports. Experienced adverse drug reactions, perceived benefit of therapy and quality of life were also measured. Mean compliance proportion was 56% and a positive impact on patients' perceived health status was found. The method used was welcomed by community pharmacists, albeit having an influence on patients' normal behaviour.

How to measure (or not) compliance to eradication therapy

Pharmacy practice, 2006

This study aimed to test a novel method of compliance measurement in Portuguese community pharmacy in Helicobacter pylori patients. A case series design was used where compliance indicators were electronically measured, aside with patients' reports. Experienced adverse drug reactions, perceived benefit of therapy and quality of life were also measured. Mean compliance proportion was 56% and a positive impact on patients' perceived health status was found. The method used was welcomed by community pharmacists, albeit having an influence on patients' normal behaviour.

Improving compliance with helicobacter pylori eradication therapy: when and how?

Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology, 2009

Compliance with therapy is the single most important factor in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication. Poorer levels of compliance with therapy are associated with significantly lower levels of eradication. Numerous factors can contribute to achieving good levels of compliance. These include the complexity and duration of treatment. It is also important that the physician is motivated to ensure eradication is confirmed and the patient is sufficiently informed to empower him or her to achieve high levels of compliance. Compliance is also contingent on medication regimes that are simple, safe, tolerable and efficacious. The opportunity to improve compliance exists at every point of contact between the patient and the medical services. Experts and opinion leaders in the field can play a role by ensuring that physicians are educated and motivated enough to encourage and support compliance with H. pylori eradication therapy. Both patients and physicians need to be aware of the impor...

Effect of Pharmacist Counseling on Patient Medication Compliance and Helicobacter Pylori Eradication Among Jordanian Outpatients

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Background: To examine the impact of pharmacist counseling and follow-up on patient’s medication compliance and Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) eradication and evaluate the efficiency of an eradication regimen consisting of Clarithromycin 500 mg, Amoxicillin 1 g, and Lansoprazole 30 mg, twice daily for 14 days. Methods: Two hundred patients undergoing endoscopy and positive rapid urease tests were included in the present study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: an intervention group (n=100) and a control group (n=100). The intervention patients obtained their medications from the hospital pharmacist and received sufficient counseling and follow-up. On the other hand, the control patients received their medications from another hospital pharmacist and went through the routine hospital procedure without good counseling and follow-up. Results: The intervention resulted in a statistically significant improvement in outpatient compliance with medication (45.0% vs 27.5%; P&l...

European Registry on Helicobacter pylori Management: Effectiveness of First and Second-Line Treatment in Spain

Antibiotics

The management of Helicobacter pylori infection has to rely on previous local effectiveness due to the geographical variability of antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of first and second-line H. pylori treatment in Spain, where the empirical prescription is recommended. A multicentre prospective non-interventional registry of the clinical practice of European gastroenterologists concerning H. pylori infection (Hp-EuReg) was developed, including patients from 2013 until June 2019. Effectiveness was evaluated descriptively and through a multivariate analysis concerning age, gender, presence of ulcer, proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) dose, therapy duration and compliance. Overall, 53 Spanish hospitals were included, and 10,267 patients received a first-line therapy. The best results were obtained with the 10-day bismuth single-capsule therapy (95% cure rate by intention-to-treat) and with both the 14-day bismuth-clarithromycin quadruple (PPI-bismut...

Management of Helicobacter pylori-associated diseases: survey of attitudes changes among general practitioners in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Collegium antropologicum, 2009

The aim of the study was to investigate the attitude change of general practitioners (GPs) in Bosnia and Herzegovina considering the key decision points in the management of treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-associated diseases in 2008, after the four-year period. The first survey was done from February to April 2004. Two hundred and sixty four GPs in B&H responded to questionnaire especially designed for the study. In May 2008, four years after the first survey, data were collected again by same questionnaire from 53 GPs. The most important source of information about the management of treatment of H. pylori-associated diseases in both surveys were symposia sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, but the percent decreased from 53% in 2004 to 34% in 2008. The percent of GPs who named the Internet as the major information source increased from 5% in 2004 to 28% in 2008. Medical journals were used as the most important source of information by every fourth GP in 2008 almost ...

Evaluation of Prescription Patterns of Helicobacter pylori Drugs in Out-Patient Department, Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital

BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori infects up to half of the world's population. Infection with Helicobacter pylori is a major contributing factor for gastric ulcers, gastric carcinoma, and extra gastric disease. The main aim of this study was to observe the prescription patterns of Helicobacter pylori drugs at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital, Meru. This infection is mostly treated by a triple-drug regimen for successful eradication. The available regimens are a combination of proton pump inhibitors, antibiotics, bismuth sulfate, and histamine blockers. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional retrospective review of the patient files for Helicobacter pylori was done at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital (MeTRH). Systematic random sampling was used to select 262 medical records for review. Data was collected using the pre-tested abstraction forms and was coded and analyzed for descriptive statistics. RESULTS Out of the 262 medical records that were reviewed, 147 (56.4%) were males prescribed the Helicobacter pylori drug regimen. Among all the young adults (age: 12-39 years) were more likely to get Helicobacter pylori infection. The medication regimens that were highly preferred at MeTRH were 14-day and 7-day clarithromycin triple-based therapy. The 14-day triple therapy accounted for 74.5% of all patient files. The most administered drug class for Helicobacter pylori were proton pump inhibitors at 45.3% followed by antibiotics at 38.8% and the least prescribed drugs were the H2 blockers with 15.9%. CONCLUSION Regarding the most prescribed drug, the proton pump inhibitors while the most preferred regimen was the 14-day clarithromycin triple-based therapy. This data will certainly be important for the pharmaceutical management chain to manage the stock of analyzed drugs and also can spread awareness regards the appropriate handling of drugs which can improve adherence and reduce the rate of treatment failure and the emergence of antibiotic drug resistance.

Helicobacter Pylori Treatment Results in Slovenia in the Period 2013-2015 as a Part of European Registry on Helicobacter Pylori Management

Radiology and oncology, 2018

is the most common chronic bacterial infection in the world affecting over 50% of the world's population.is a grade I carcinogen, responsible for the development of 89 % of noncardia gastric cancers. In the present study we analyzed the data foreradication treatments in Slovenia. Slovenia is a part of the European Registry on Helicobacter pylori Management from the beginning. In seven medical institutions data foreradication treatments was collected for 1774 patients from April 162013 to May 152016. For further modified intention to treat (mITT) analysis 1519 patients were eligible and for per protocol (PP) analysis 1346 patients. Patients' dropout was 11.4%. Eradication rate for 7 day triple therapy with proton pump inhibitor (PPI) + Clarithromycin (C) + Amoxicillin (A) was 88.7% PP and 72.0% mITT; for PPI + C + Metronidazole (M) 85.2% PP and 84.4% mITT. Second line 14 day therapy PPI + A + Levofloxacin had 92.3% eradication rate PP and 87.1% mITT. Ten to fourteen day Bismu...

Effectiveness of Helicobacter pylori Therapies in a Clinical Practice Setting

Archives of Internal Medicine, 1999

Background: Whether eradication rates for Helicobacter pylori treatment regimens obtained in controlled clinical trials (efficacy) can also be obtained in clinical practice (effectiveness) is unknown because no such trials have been reported in the United States. Objectives: To determine the eradication rates of H pylori in a community practice setting and the effects of practice variation in the choice of treatment regimen on patient outcome (H pylori infection cure) and cost. Methods: Between February 1 and December 30, 1996, 38 community-based gastroenterologists in the Portland, Ore, metropolitan area enrolled a total of 250 patients infected with H pylori, as determined by endoscopic or noninvasive methods. Various therapeutic regimens aimed at eradicating H pylori were used by the gastroenterologists, and a posttreatment urea breath test was used to determine H pylori infection cure. Compliance and incidental effects were also measured and decision analysis was used to estimate the cost of treatment. Results: The regimens used varied considerably. Patients receiving a 2-or 3-times-a-day treatment regimen were significantly more compliant (P = .01) than those receiving a 4-times-a-day regimen. Proton pump inhibitor-based triple-therapy regimens were significantly more effective than all other treatment regimens combined (87% vs 70%; P = .001) in eradicating H pylori. These proton pump inhibitor-based triple-therapy regimens were also more cost-effective by decision analysis for a hypothetical cohort of patients with duodenal ulcer disease. Conclusions: The considerable variation in the choice of treatment regimens affects the clinical and economic outcomes of patients undergoing therapy for H pylori infection. Whether these data reflect the outcome in other communities is unknown but should be determined. It will be necessary to determine if the dissemination of these data results in a reduction of practice variation and improvement in clinical and economic outcomes of patients being treated for H pylori infection in clinical practice.