Magnitude of pharmacological nonadherence in hypertensive patients taking antihypertensive medication from a community pharmacy in Spain.

CONCLUSIONS: The magnitude of drug nonadherence varies depending on the method of measurement. The pill count method (reference method) revealed that 2 out of 3 patients with hypertension did not have good adherence. This study highlights the lack of antihypertensive drug adherence and the pharmacist's ability to detect the associated factors in order to find the best way to deal with nonadherence. PMID: 25443515 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: J Manag Care Pharm Source Type: research