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Title	Type	Date
Can Improved Prescription Medication Labeling Influence Adherence to Chronic Medications? The introduction of a more readable prescription medication label by a pharmacy chain had little effect on medication adherence among chronically-ill patients. Published In: Journal of General Internal Medicine	Journal articles	06/03/2009
Examining the Antibiotic Pipeline Extending the Cure looks at recently approved and late-stage development antibiotics to determine gaps in supply warranting enhanced research and development. Published In: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance	Issue and policy briefs	05/29/2008
Which MRSA is It? Community-Acquired MRSA versus Hospital-Acquired MRSA A policy brief from RWJF grantee Extending the Cure discusses the responses to community-acquired MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Published In: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance	Issue and policy briefs, Primers	03/13/2008
Legislative Roundup for 2007 This policy brief from the RWJF grantee Extending the Cure provides a look back at 2007 state and federal legislation and regulation focusing on antibiotic-resistant infections. Published In: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance	Issue and policy briefs, Primers, Legislative scans or reports	01/13/2008
Antibiotic Resistance: A Growing Threat Extending the Cure presents a series of policy briefs setting the stage for future action and continued research to prevent widespread antibiotic resistance.	Stories and articles	11/20/2007
Can Vaccines Reduce Antibiotic Use? The Successes and Challenges of Pneumococcal Vaccines Children under 5 years of age and adults over 65 are most susceptible to strep (or pneumococcal) infections. At older ages, strep causes pneumonia and dangerous infections of the bloodstream. Although small children (and their parents) are made miserable by strep... Published In: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance	Issue and policy briefs	08/30/2007
Incentives Essential to Ease Antibiotic Resistance Crisis A new report by prominent economists and scientists identifies market and regulatory incentives as crucial to combat a growing public health crisis-the escalating resistance of many infection-causing bacteria to traditional antibiotic treatments....	News releases	03/22/2007
Extending the Cure: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance In this report, the authors examine the problem of antibiotic resistance from a natural resources perspective and propose solutions from an incentive-based perspective.	Reports	03/22/2007
Regulatory and Policy Barriers to Effective Clinical Data Exchange: Lessons Learned from MedsInfo-ED MedsInfo-ED is a proof-of-concept clinical data exchange project that uses prescription claims data to deliver patient medication history to emergency department clinicians at the point of care. This patient safety initiative, while limited in scope and scale, has... Published In: Health Affairs	Journal articles	09/01/2005

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