Medication Adherence in Heart Failure

Overview

Journal Heart Fail Rev

Date 2007 May 5

PMID 17479364

Citations 19

Authors

Paul J Hauptman

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Abstract

Non-adherence with medical regimens in heart failure is a significant challenge and serves as a major reason that favorable outcomes associated with various therapies evaluated in clinical trials have not translated to the so-called real-world setting. Non-adherence has complex influences and is clearly associated with poorer outcomes. The approaches that are used or have been proposed to improve drug-taking behavior, such as in-hospital initiation of therapy, simplification of dosing regimens through adoption of combination and long-acting formulations, and improvements in provider-patient communication, are reviewed.

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