Understanding Medication Adherence and Non-Adherence

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MEDICATION ADHERENCE AND NON ADHERENCE
Medication adherence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the degree to which the person's behaviour corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a health care provider”. Medication adherence is a behavioural process that is influenced by many factors, assuming the patient has the knowledge, motivation, skills and resources to follow the health care provider’s prescription. Adherence is an important modifier of health system effectiveness
The point that separates "adherence" from "non-adherence" would be defined as that in the natural history of the disease making the desired therapeutic outcome likely (adherence) or unlikely (non-adherence) to be achieved.
Non-adherence is a problem that …show more content…

Inaccurate estimation of medication adherence can lead to several problems which are potentially costly and dangerous in both settings. Effective treatments may be judged as ineffective, expensive diagnostic procedures may be ordered, and therapy may be unnecessary and dangerously intensified. In addition, results of clinical trials cannot be realistically interpreted without adherence information. Treatment efficacy and dose-response relationships are miscalculated in studies where patients present poor adherence. Moreover, accurate estimates of medication adherence will provide better evidence on the consequences, predictors/risk factors, and strategies to improve medication …show more content…

The popularity of above features that appear in devices is ranked in descending order. Even though not all such features are available in all devices, recording adherence performance is essential for analysis and to tailor suitable

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