Assessment of medication knowledge and adherence among patients under oral chronic medication treatment in community pharmacy settings

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-214

  Okuyan, Betul ^a   Sancar, Mesut ^a   Izzettin, Fikret Vehbi ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Medication adherence; Medication knowledge; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HEMATOLOGIC AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INSULIN; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; SEX HORMONE; URINARY TRACT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIES; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873419618     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3275     Document Type: Article

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