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Stratified versus personalised medicine

The term 'personalised medicine' includes both stratification and personalisation, which are often incorrectly used as synonyms. However, the two are different, as explained further below.

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Enrolling in clinical trials

The process of enrolling in clinical trials is carefully regulated, as is the way in which sponsors advertise clinical trials to prospective participants. Patients are screened and must give...

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Information on medicinal products

Information on medicinal products is provided to patients and healthcare providers in different, carefully regulated ways – including package labelling, package leaflets, and the Summary of Product Characteristics.

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Medicine adherence

Medicine adherence (also known as ‘patient adherence’ or ‘compliance’) is how well patients follow doctors’ instructions about the timing, frequency, and dosage when taking a medicine.

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