Aims The aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis was to synthesise the evidence
relating to medication non‐adherence and its association with health outcomes in people …

Objective: To identify and assess studies published over a 10 year period up to February
2016 which measure adherence or persistence with statins, to summarize their methods …

Objectives To investigate beliefs about medicines and their association with medicine
adherence in patients with chronic diseases in China. Design A cross-sectional …

Background Older individuals (aged≥ 65 years) are commonly prescribed statins but may
experience a range of barriers in adhering to therapy. The factors associated with poor statin …

Although medication adherence is commonly measured in electronic datasets using the
proportion of days covered (PDC), no standardized approach is used to calculate and report …

Cardiovascular and renal complications are a major burden for individuals with type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Besides lifestyle interventions, current guidelines recommend …

Background and aims Target and intensity of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)
lowering therapy should be tailored according to the individual global cardiovascular (CV) …

Background: Statins are among the most commonly prescribed medications, and improve
patient outcomes by lowering cholesterol levels, but also have side effects. Variations in …

Background Depression, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease impose a heavy
economic burden on society. Understanding economic impacts of suboptimal use of …

Objectives To analyse the association between refill adherence to lipid-lowering
medications, and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in patients with type …