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  4. Pharmacy and Materia Medica
  5. Journal of the Malta College of Pharmacy Practice
  6. 2012
  7. JMCPP, Issue 18
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dc.contributor.authorDe Brincat, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-28T09:30:52Z
dc.date.available2016-11-28T09:30:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationDe Brincat, M. (2012). Medication adherence: patient education, communication and behaviour. Journal of the Malta College of Pharmacy Practice, 18, 3-5.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/14291
dc.description.abstractMedication adherence usually refers to whether patients take their medications as prescribed, as well as whether they continue to take a prescribed medication. Medication non-adherence is a growing concern to pharmacists, healthcare systems, and other stakeholders (e.g. payers) because of mounting evidence that it is prevalent and associated with adverse outcomes and higher costs of care. To date, measurement of patient medication adherence and use of interventions to improve adherence are rare in routine clinical practice. The goals of this article are to address (1) the reasons for non-adherence, (2) the prevalence of medication non-adherence, (3) the consequences of non-adherence, (4) patient behaviour with respect to taking medications and finally, (5) interventions to improve medication adherence.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherMalta College of Pharmacy Practiceen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectPatient complianceen_GB
dc.subjectPatient educationen_GB
dc.subjectPatient-centered health careen_GB
dc.subjectPhysician and patienten_GB
dc.titleMedication adherence : patient education, communication and behaviouren_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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