Dose-dispensing service as an intervention to improve adherence to polymedication

Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 413-421

  Hersberger, Kurt E ^a   Boeni, Fabienne ^a   Arnet, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

adherence; adherence aid; community pharmacy; medication reminder system; packaging aid; personalized medicine; pharmaceutical care; pillbox; polymedication

Indexed keywords

DEVICES; DRUG PACKAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PHARMACY; POLYPHARMACY; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG PACKAGING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84883257969     PISSN: 17512433     EISSN: 17512441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17512433.2013.811829     Document Type: Review

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