CHALLENGES TO PHYSICIAN–PATIENT COMMUNICATION ABOUT MEDICATION USE: A WINDOW INTO THE SKEPTICAL PATIENT’S WORLD

Challenges to physician–patient communication about medication use: a window into the skeptical patient’s world

Tanya Bezreh1, M Barton Laws1, Tatiana Taubin1, Dena E Rifkin2, Ira B Wilson11Health Services Policy and Practice, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; 2Divisions of Nephrology and of Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USAAbstract: Patients frequently do not take medicines as prescribed and often do not communicate with

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Formulation and characterization of lipid-based drug delivery system of raloxifene-microemulsion and self-microemulsifying drug delivery system

Background : Raloxifene, a second-generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) used to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women is administered orally in the form Scraper Tool Set of a tablet.The absolute bioavailability of the drug is only 2% because of extensive hepatic first-pass metabolism.Lipid-based formulations are reported to

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Hybrid Simulation Using SAHISim Framework

Hybrid systems such as Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) are becoming more important with time.Apart from CPS there are many hybrid systems in nature.To perform a simulation based Door Bells analysis of a hybrid system, a simulation framework is presented, named SAHISim.It is based on the most popular simulation interoperability standards, i.e.High Leve

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Granular Cell Tumour Masquerading as Carcinoma Breast

Granular Cell Tumour (GCT) is a rare benign tumour that affects head and neck, the most frequent site being the tongue.GCT with localisation to breast is very rare with an incidence of 4-6%.It is an uncommon cause of breast mass in premenopausal women.The usual clinical presentation is with a painless solitary nodule.But rarely the lesions can be m

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