Electronic reminders to improve medication adherence-are they acceptable to the patient?

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 627-629

  Sahm, Laura ^a   MacCurtain, Aoife ^a   Hayden, John ^a   Roche, Cicely ^b   Richards, Helen L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Roche's Pharmacy   (Ireland)

^c MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antidepressant; Intervention; Ireland; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749111190     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-009-9327-7     Document Type: Article

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