Patient-centred advice is effective in improving adherence to medicines

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-170

  Clifford, Sarah ^a   Barber, Nick ^a   Elliott, Rachel ^b   Hartley, Elaine ^c   Horne, Rob ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Manchester ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; England; Patient adherence; Patient needs; Pharmacist; Randomized controlled trial; Telephone service

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750088449     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9026-6     Document Type: Article

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