[Compliance to drug prescriptions].
Non-adherence or incomplete adherence to drug prescriptions is common. In long-term therapy for chronic disease, it has been estimated that only half of all drug doses are taken as prescribed. In this article we discuss poor adherence in terms of prevalence, clinical significance, treatment opportunities and ethical aspects.
Lindberg
Mats Jacob Hermansson
MJ
Institut for Rationel Farmakoterapi og Bispebjerg Hospital, Klinisk Farmakologisk Enhed. mli@dadlnet.dk
Andersen
Stig Ejdrup
SE
Christensen
Hanne Rolighed
HR
Kampmann
Jens Peter
JP
D003142:Communication; D016527:Drug Costs; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis / Q000191:economics; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012646:Self Administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations