Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of death globally. This article explores
the evidence surrounding community pharmacist interventions to reduce cardiovascular …

Background Poor adherence to medications is a common problem among heart failure (HF)
patients. Inadequate adherence leads to increased HF exacerbations, reduced physical …

Cognitive dysfunction (CD) in heart failure (HF) adversely affects treatment compliance and
quality of life. Although ryanodine receptor type 2 (RyR2) has been linked to cardiac muscle …

Introduction Medication adherence can be defined as the extent to which one's medication-
taking behaviour follows that mutually agreed upon by the prescribing physician. Optimal …

The full benefit of many effective medications will be achieved only if patients adhere to
prescribed treatment regimens. Unfortunately, applying terms such as “noncompliant” and …

Background People who are prescribed self administered medications typically take only
about half their prescribed doses. Efforts to assist patients with adherence to medications …

Background Non-adherence to medications is prevalent across all medical conditions that
include ambulatory pharmacotherapy and is thus a major barrier to achieving the benefits of …

Satisfactory adherence to aptly prescribed medications is essential for good outcomes of
patient care and reliable evaluation of competing modes of drug treatment. The measure of …

Background Despite advances in treatment, the increasing and ageing population makes
heart failure an important cause of morbidity and death worldwide. It is associated with high …

Objectives: To review studies of patient compliance/persistence with cardiovascular or
antidiabetic medication published since the year 2000; to compare the methods used to …