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How Pharmaceutical Companies Can Encourage Patients for Adherence to Medication / Zarei • Adherence to Medication · Zarei A · Zamann Pharma Support GmbH, Lampertheim
Medication adherence is defined as the extent to which patients take drugs as prescribed by their health care providers [ 1 ]. Medication adherence is a process or condition of adhering medical treatment. It is actually faithful attachment i.e. devotion to adhere a medical process. Medication adherence usually refers to whether patients take their medications as prescribed (e.g., twice daily), as well as whether they continue to take a prescribed medication. Today, medication non-adherence is one of the concerns to clinicians, healthcare systems, and other stakeholders (e.g., payers) because of the huge evidences that are prevalent and associated with adverse ...