Improving medication adherence
in cardiometabolic disease
EDITORIAL
- Why medication adherence is still an important health issue today
R. Messina, C. Taranto,, Italy
THEMED ARTICLES
- Paying the price of nonadherence: health and financial costs
N. Maniadakis, G. Gourzoulidis, Greece - Living in the real world: reasons why adherence is not perfect
R. I. G. Holt, United Kingdom - Psychological issues related to compliance in chronically ill patients
PA. S. Avedisova, M. P. Marachev, Russia - The association between nonadherence to medication and morbidity and mortality:
the current state of evidence
S. B. Harrap, Australia - Therapy-related strategies to improve adherence to cardiovascular medications
S. Rasheeqa Ismail, Malaysia – S. Tsoli, R. Chowdhury, United Kingdom - Therapy-related strategies to improve adherence to diabetic medications
S. Rasheeqa Ismail,Malaysia – S. Tsoli, R. Chowdhury,United Kingdom
CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION
- Is enough being done to tackle medication nonadherence?
B. Afandi, United Arab Emirates – A. Almansari, Saudi Arabia – J. Boavida, Portuga – A. Chaib, Morocco – G. S. Stergiou, Greece – K. Tan Eng Kiat, Singapore – O. Yavuzgil, Turkey
FOCUS
- Monitoring of drug adherence in hypertension
M. Burnier, Switzerland