Introduction Medications cannot exert their effect if not taken as prescribed by patients. Our
objective was to summarise the observational evidence on adherence to oral anticoagulants …

Poor adherence to oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) can
lead to therapy failure and risk of complications. The aim of this study was to produce an …

Adherence to medication is critical for ensuring the effective, safe, and cost‐effective use of
therapies to prevent and treat disease. Poor adherence is associated with avoidable …

Background Only 50% of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients recommended for oral
anticoagulation (OAC) use these medications, and less than half of them adhere to OAC. In …

BACKGROUND: Traditional adherence measures such as proportion of days covered (PDC)
and medication possession ratio (MPR) are limited in their ability to explain patient …

Background Conventional adherence summary measures do not capture the dynamic
nature of adherence. Objectives This study aims to characterize distinct long-term oral …

Introduction Administrative health data, such as pharmacy claims data, present a valuable
resource for conducting pharmacoepidemiological and health services research. Often, data …

Purpose Little is known about the longitudinal patterns of buprenorphine adherence among
pregnant women with opioid use disorder, especially when late initiation, nonadherence, or …

Importance Brand-name drugs, including biologics, have been the primary source of
increasing prescription drug spending in the US. Each state has drug product selection laws …

Objectives Adherence to prescribed medication is an essential component of diabetes
management to obtain optimal outcomes. Understanding the relationship between …