What can primary care prescribing data tell us about individual adherence to long-term medication? - Comparison to pharmacy dispensing data

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 956-964

  Mabotuwana, Thusitha ^a   Warren, Jim ^a   Harrison, Jeff ^a   Kenealy, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drug prescriptions; Medical record linkage; Medication adherence; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CILAZAPRIL; FELODIPINE; METFORMIN; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70450196779     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1803     Document Type: Article

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