[Medication adherence and monitoring of antihypertensive treatment].
Lack of adherence to medication may be the explanation for unsatisfactory drug efficacy and is often misinterpreted as resistance to treatment. When encountering patients with persistent high blood pressure despite antihypertensive treatment, it is therefore important to discover whether they are actually taking their medication. This article aims to provide an updated overview of methods of revealing and monitoring medication adherence. The article is based on non-systematic literature searches in PubMed and on the senior authors' own clinical experience.
Medisinsk fakultet Universitetet i Oslo.
Per Anders
PA
Eskås
Medisinsk fakultet Universitetet i Oslo.
Sondre
S
Heimark
Medisinsk fakultet Universitetet i Oslo.
Julian Eek
JE
Mariampillai
Avdeling for medisinsk biokjemi Klinikk for laboratoriemedisin og Enhet for indremedisinsk forskning Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål.
Anne Cecilie K
AC
Larstorp
Avdeling for hjertemedisin og avdeling for generell indremedisin Medisinsk klinikk Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål og Institutt for klinisk medisin, Medisinsk fakultet Universitetet i Oslo.
Fadl Elmula Mohamed
FE
Fadl Elmula
Nyremedisinsk avdeling Medisinsk klinikk Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål og Institutt for klinisk medisin Medisinsk fakultet Universitetet i Oslo.
Aud
A
Høieggen
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D055118:Medication Adherence
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents