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From Patient Compliance To Side-effectology

June 12th, 2009 at 6:59 am · · Basics · No Comments

If the same principles currently prevalent in the field of patient compliance were applied to the study and management of side-effects, …

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Intercosmic Journal Of Treatment Side-Effectology

Searching for the cause  of treatment side-effects & its cure

Articles

  • 381st study shows same  side-effect rate  of  1 to 98%  – Researchers perplexed, obtain grant for further studies  tabulating subjects in reverse alphabetical order
  • Side-effects decreased  when patient is engaged as member of the treatment  team (the one in charge of side-effects)
  • Terminology Debate Continues -  Resolved: “Side-effects” is too medical and must be replaced by “Unintended Results”
  • Calculating acceptable levels of side-effectiveness
  • Patients with costly adverse  reactions  to treatment from  state-funded clinics face dismissal under new legislation; Bill’s sponsor points out, “We’re paying for treatment, not side-effects.”
  • blindfoldxPatients  equipped with new  side-effect reduction device report  disappearance of  rashes caused by medication

  • Patient shown operating  Visual
    Side-effect Detection Modulator

    An AlignMap.com Publication – Allan Showalter, MD, Editor

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