Medicine possession ratio as proxy for adherence to antiepileptic drugs: prevalence, associations, and cost implications

OBJECTIVE: To determine the adherence status to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) among epilepsy patients; to observe the association between adherence status and age, sex, active ingredient prescribed, treatment period, and number of comorbidities; and to determine the effect of nonadherence on direct med...

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Autores principales: Jacobs, Karen, Julyan, Marlene, Lubbe, Martie S, Burger, Johanita R, Cockeran, Marike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4835143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27110104
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S98940

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4835143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27110104
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S98940

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