Non-adherence to drug therapy and drug acquisition costs in a national population - a patient-based register study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients' non-adherence to drug therapy is a major problem for society as it is associated with reduced health outcomes. Generally, approximately only 50% of patients with chronic disease in developed countries adhere to prescri...

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Main Authors: Hovstadius Bo, Petersson Göran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/326