New research shows fewer than 10% of patients with pharmacy records listing an allergy to antipsychotics actually had a true allergy, a finding that suggests drug-treatment options might be needlessly limited by this false assessment. Medscape Medical News
Could a screening test of concept trial, with an endpoint of plasma HIV-RNA VL at setpoint in infected participants, reduce to 30 the number of needed infections to achieve adequate statistical power? AIDS
An updated review provides various methods of encouraging patients to adhere to their medications, but the reviewers say that there are significant limitations and that more research is needed. Medscape Medical News
Some studies have raised the question of the need for chronic controller therapy in mild persistent asthma as suggested by international guidelines. Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
