Medicographia N° 133 (Vol 39 – N° 4 – 2017)

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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

UPDATE

• The impact of new technology on medication adherence: finally breaking the
  nonadherence barrier?
  J. Brguljan, Slovenia