Patients

Views & Analysis

Patient perspective: living with rare lung disease IPF

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease that's all the more difficult for patients because of a lack of awareness and investment in supporting people with the condition.

Views & Analysis

Patient Access Schemes: a look behind the scenes

Leela Barham takes a look behind the schemes for patient access in England and puts the case for a review to bring them up to date, in the light of changes since they began in 2009.

Articles

How industry should improve beyond-the-pill-programmes

Patient support programmes that extend beyond the prescription are increasingly important, with neurologists among the most experienced in such services.

Views & Analysis

India improves processes for clinical trials

New initiatives from the country's regulator aim to smooth the registration of trials and ensure prospective participants fully understand what will be involved through mandatory AV recording o

Views & Analysis

An empowered patient means an empowered Europe

Young Europeans are working together to suggest ways to manage health that will result in benefits to citizens and budgets.

Views & Analysis

Rare disease groups: scaling up from the kitchen table

People wanting to establish rare disease support groups face lack of understanding and awareness from the medical profession, challenges finding others with the same condition, often little fun