Adherence T0 Drug Therapy In Psychiatric Patients
Journal Title: Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research - Year 2010, Vol 2, Issue 11
Abstract
Adherence is very important issue in any drug therapy especially in psychiatric illnesses. Medicines do not work if not taken ,if taken in accordance with advice, provide maximum benefit in terms of positive clinical outcomes. Adherence is defined as the extent to which a patient's behaviour coincides with medical or prescribed health advice. The term adherence is preferred over compliance. Non-adherence is a major risk factor for unfavourable clinical outcomes in psychiatry patients. Observational study was carried out at special institute at Lahore, which were cattering patients from whole of Pakistan. A questionnaire was designed . Major reasons for non- adherence include inappropriate information given to patient (30%), worries about addiction to medicines (20%), worries about continuous long term use (10%) and others (40%), poor financial resources and non-availability of pharmacist etc. In conclusin adherence to medication regimen among patients with psychiatric disorders is poor. These findings suggest the need for new approaches for increasing patient compliance
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K. T. Mahmood , N. Khalid , Z. Makhdum
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