Predicting smoking abstinence with biological and self-report measures of adherence to varenicline: Impact on pharmacogenetic trial outcomes

Adherence, discussed here as the extent to which an individual takes medication as prescribed by a healthcare professional, is an important contributor to positive health outcomes (Lam and Fresco, 2015). According to the World Health Organization, adherence to medication averages about 50% among patients living with chronic diseases and about 70%-80% among patients with acute treatment conditions (Bosworth et al., 2006; Sabat é and World Health Organization, 2003). As a result of medication nonadherence patients receive suboptimal clinical benefits and are more likely to experience poorer health outcomes.
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