PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - N L Barnett
TI  - Medication adherence: where are we now? A UK perspective
AID  - 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000373
DP  - 2014 Jun 01
TA  - European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice
PG  - 181--184
VI  - 21
IP  - 3
4099  - http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/21/3/181.short
4100  - http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/21/3/181.full
SO  - Eur J Hosp Pharm2014 Jun 01; 21
AB  - We know that in the UK, up to 50% of medicines in England are not taken as intended and this has also been demonstrated in the USA. Studies have shown that there is a clear relationship between medication adherence and improved outcomes and a recent report suggests that up to £500 m could be potentially saved if adherence was improved in five key health categories. Over the past 10 years, a number of comprehensive reports have been published which describe the many factors that affect medication adherence. There have been many attempts to predict non-adherence in order to allow clinicians to effectively identify patients who need support with medication adherence However, no consistent link between adherence and demographic, socioeconomic or clinical factors has been made.