Medication adherence usually refers to whether patients take their medications as
prescribed (eg, twice daily), as well as whether they continue to take a prescribed …

Medications do not work in patients who do not take them. This true statement highlights the
importance of medication adherence. Providers are often frustrated by the lack of consistent …

Poor adherence to efficacious cardiovascular-related medications has led to considerable
morbidity, mortality, and avoidable health care costs. This article provides results of a recent …

Approximately 50% of patients with cardiovascular disease and/or its major risk factors have
poor adherence to their prescribed medications. Finding novel methods to help patients …

Medication adherence refers to the level of participation achieved in a medication regimen
once an individual has agreed to the regimen. 2 Medication nonadherence in chronic …

Background: Medication adherence is suboptimal, and clinicians and researchers struggle
with identifying nonadherent patients. Various measures of medication adherence exist, but …

Medication nonadherence for patients with chronic diseases is extremely common, affecting
as many as 40% to 50% of patients who are prescribed medications for management of …

Medication adherence remains a significant unmet challenge for optimizing patient
outcomes. Recent advances in the conceptualization, measurement, and support of …

Importance Among adults with chronic illness, 30% to 50% of medications are not taken as
prescribed. In the United States, it is estimated that medication nonadherence is associated …

Background Medications are a cornerstone of the prevention and management of
cardiovascular disease. Long-term medication adherence has been the subject of …