title: [Pharmacoeconomic impact of compliance].
abstract: Medication compliance has important consequences for clinical outcome and for health care costs. From the perspective of the pharmaceutical industry and the health-care provider it is necessary to incorporate non-compliance into pharmacoeconomics evaluations. The aim of the review was to give an overview of the pharmacoeconomics importance of medication compliance. The impact of non-compliance on health care costs and quality of life, as well as the cost-effectiveness of compliance and compliance enhancing interventions were evaluated. In summary, there is a clear need for more research on the field of non-compliance to find out more about the pharmacoeconomic impact of medication taking behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Egyetemi Gyógyszertár Gyógyszerügyi Szervezési Intézet 1092 Budapest Hogyes Endre u. 7-9. aghtamas@t-email.hu
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agh
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mészáros
mesh_terms: D017850:Economics, Pharmaceutical / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D055118:Medication Adherence; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data