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Community pharmacist‐led interventions and their impact on patients’ medication adherence and other health outcomes: a systematic review

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Medication adherence can be defined as the extent to which one’s medication‐taking behaviour follows that mutually agreed upon by the prescribing physician. Optimal medication adherence is often deemed crucial for… Click to show full abstract

Medication adherence can be defined as the extent to which one’s medication‐taking behaviour follows that mutually agreed upon by the prescribing physician. Optimal medication adherence is often deemed crucial for the success of a patient's treatment, as suboptimal adherence may lead to treatment failure and unnecessary medical expenditure. Increasing evidence has highlighted the positive contribution community pharmacist‐led interventions can have on improving patients’ adherence and health outcomes.

Keywords: health outcomes; medication adherence; led interventions; community pharmacist; adherence health; pharmacist led

Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Year Published: 2018

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