Cost-related nonadherence to medicines in people with multiple chronic conditions.

Background: Multimorbidity is common and frequently associated with medicine nonadherence. Although cost is a common reason for nonadherence, very little research has quantified cost-related nonadherence (CRNA) to medicines specifically in people with multimorbidity, the prevalence of CRNA for different conditions nor the impact of cost when prioritising treatment between conditions.

Objective: To determine the extent of CRNA in people with multimorbidity and the patient characteristics associated with these behaviours.

Patterns of borrowing to finance out-of-pocket prescription drug costs in Canada: a descriptive analysis.

Background: Out-of-pocket drug costs lead many Canadians to engage in cost-related nonadherence to prescription medications, but our understanding of other consequences such as borrowing money remains incomplete. In this descriptive study, we sought to quantify the frequency of borrowing to pay for prescription drugs in Canada and characteristics of Canadians who borrowed money for this purpose.

Methods: In partnership with Statistics Canada, we designed and administered a cross-sectional rapid-response module in the Canadian Community Health Survey administered by telephone to Canadians aged 12 years or more between January and June 2016.

Vibrational response of clusters of FeO nanoparticles patterned on glass surfaces investigated with magnetic sample modulation AFM.

The vibration of Fe3O4 nanoparticles in response to an alternating magnetic field can be sensitively detected using contact mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) combined with selective modulation of magnetic domains. While imaging patterned samples of magnetic nanoparticles with contact mode AFM, a magnetic field was applied to drive sample vibration. The field altered in polarity and strength according to parameters of an AC current applied to a solenoid located under the sample.

The consequences of patient charges for prescription drugs in Canada: a cross-sectional survey.

Background: Many Canadians face substantial out-of-pocket charges for prescription drugs. Prior work suggests that this causes some patients to not take their medications as prescribed; however, we have little understanding of whether charges for prescription medicines lead patients to forego basic needs or to use more health care services. Our study aimed to quantify the consequences of patient charges for medicines in Canada.

Magnetic Sensing Potential of FeO Nanocubes Exceeds That of FeO Nanospheres.

This paper highlights the relation between the shape of iron oxide (FeO) particles and their magnetic sensing ability. We synthesized FeO nanocubes and nanospheres having tunable sizes via solvothermal and thermal decomposition synthesis reactions, respectively, to obtain samples in which the volumes and body diagonals/diameters were equivalent. Vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) data showed that the saturation magnetization () and coercivity of 100-225 nm cubic magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were, respectively, 1.