Clarity and applicability of adverse drug reaction-related monitoring instructions in clinical practice guidelines for children and adolescents treated with antipsychotic drugs: a review of six clinical practice guidelines.

Objectives: Monitoring instructions related to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are not always clearly described in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and not always easily applicable in daily clinical practice. The aim of this study was to assess the clarity of presentation and the applicability of ADR-related monitoring instructions in CPGs for children and adolescents treated with antipsychotic drugs.

Setting: Guidelines from different countries were selected, and monitoring instructions for 13 ADR-related parameters were assessed.

The association between patient satisfaction with information and adherence to oral anticancer agents.

Introduction: Adherence to anticancer agents is a critical factor in achieving adequate clinical response, and became a major challenge for patients and caregivers since the increased substitution of parenteral cytostatic by oral drugs. One of the factors that influences adherence is how well informed patients are about their therapy. This study assesses the association between patient satisfaction with information about oral anticancer agents and adherence.

Experiences with medical cannabis in the treatment of veterans with PTSD: Results from a focus group discussion.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an often chronic condition for which currently available medications have limited efficacy. Medical cannabis is increasingly used to treat patients with PTSD; however, evidence for the efficacy and safety of cannabinoids is scarce. To learn more about patients' opinions on and experiences with medical cannabis, we organized a focus group discussion among military veterans (N = 7) with chronic PTSD who were treated with medical cannabis.

Willingness of patients to use unused medication returned to the pharmacy by another patient: a cross-sectional survey.

Objectives: Redispensing by pharmacies of medication unused by another patient could contribute to optimal use of healthcare resources. This study aimed to assess patient willingness to use medication returned by another patient and patient characteristics associated with this willingness.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Compliance with the guidelines for laboratory monitoring of patients treated with lithium: A retrospective follow-up study among ambulatory patients in the Netherlands.

Objectives: Laboratory monitoring of patients using lithium is important to prevent harm and to increase effectiveness. The aim of this study is to determine compliance with the guidelines for laboratory monitoring of patients treated with lithium overall and within subgroups.

Methods: Patients having at least one lithium dispensing for 6 months or longer between January 2010 and December 2015 were identified retrospectively using data from the Dutch PHARMO Database Network.