Prescription medication nonadherence among the elderly is a serious medical problem.
Nonadherence is primarily caused by poor communication between health professionals …

Patient compliance with physician's medication instructions has been a growing concern for
nearly two decades. Elderly patients are thought to have more difficulty following …

First published in 1985. A person may be caught in the midst of a patently ridiculous act,
interrupted in a moment of apparent confusion, or even aroused from sleep, and yet respond …

Sustained drug delivery strategies have many potential benefits for treating a range of
diseases, particularly chronic diseases that require treatment for years. For many chronic …

We studied the rate of failure to use eyedrops as prescribed for glaucoma and some of the
factors possibly associated with that noncompliance by interviewing 100 patients being …

An investigation into the causes of non-compliance by patients using eyedrops has been
undertaken by questionnaire, ability tests, and by tests on eyedrop bottles. The results …

OBJECTIVE: To use multiple data sources to determine drivers of patient adherence to
topical ocular hypotensive therapy. DESIGN: Retrospective database and chart reviews in …

Using an unobtrusive eyedrop medication monitor, we measured compliance with topical
pilocarpine treatment in a sample of 184 patients. The eyedrop monitor recorded …

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of nonadherence to
treatment for glaucoma among elderly patients. METHODS. This was a retrospective cohort …

The purpose of this study was to gain insights into why patients are not compliant with their
glaucoma medications. Patients were recruited from lists provided by two ophthalmologists …