1. How can specialty pharmacies help to increase adherence to immunosuppressant medications in renal transplant recipients?

2. What cardiovascular adverse effect is associated primarily with cyclosporine but not with tacrolimus?

3. What is the most common cause of death in patients after renal transplant?

4. According to the meta-analysis by Dew and colleagues, which psychosocial variable was not associated with medication nonadherence?

5. According to the meta-analysis by Butler and colleagues, the risk for graft failure was how much higher for patients with nonadherence than for patients with adherence to their immunosuppressants?

6. According to data reported by Terebelo and Markell, what percentage of patients was likely to be adherent to their immunosuppressant medications but nonadherent to their non-immunosuppressive medications?

7. According to Medicare claims data, how much costlier are overall health care expenses for patients with low adherence than for patients with high adherence?

8. African American patients have higher rates of graft failure than Caucasians. Taber and colleagues reported that this was potentially due to what factor?

9. Steroids are associated with several adverse effects. Which of the following is a commonly reported adverse effect of high-dose steroids?

10. Migliozzi and colleagues reported on the use of a collaborative practice agreement to manage what cardiovascular risk factor after transplant?

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