Medication adherence and persistence is recognized as a worldwide public health problem,
particularly important in the management of chronic diseases. Nonadherence to medical …

Objective The aim of this review was to assess pharmacist and pharmacy services being
provided and identify opportunities to improve patient satisfaction. Methods Studies …

Many patients at increased risk of fractures do not take their medication appropriately,
resulting in a substantial decrease in the benefits of drug therapy. Improving medication …

An earlier systematic review on interventions to improve adherence and persistence was
updated. Fifteen studies investigating the effectiveness of patient education, drug regimen …

Community pharmacy services (CPS) have been shown to be positive in many disease
management and patient care programs, but clinical outcomes were followed by process …

BACKGROUND: Community pharmacies provide a promising platform for monitoring and
improving therapy adherence and providing pharmaceutical care. Structured methods and …

Background Since the introduction of pharmaceutical care concept by Hepler and Strand in
1990, community pharmacists worldwide have been realigning their roles from being …

Similar to other chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, osteoporosis has
struggled with suboptimal medication adherence, resulting in an increased risk of fractures …

Background Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) became available in the
Netherlands in 2008, providing another antithrombotic treatment besides vitamin K …

Long-term persistence with anti-osteoporosis drugs and determinants for discontinuation
among fracture patients were examined. Persistence was 75.0 and 45.3% after 1 and 5 …