Initial phase of chronic medication use; Patients' reasons for discontinuation

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 352-354

  Hugtenburg, J G ^a,b,c   Blom, A Th G ^b   Kisoensingh, S U ^b  

^a University of Utrecht ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic medication; Compliance; Ineffectiveness; Patients' perspective; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; ANTITHYROID AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; ESTROGEN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 33644893899     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02569.x     Document Type: Article

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