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Nonadherence to medicines: the scale of the problem
Author(s) -
Elliott Rachel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1096
Subject(s) - medicine , scale (ratio) , intensive care medicine , cartography , geography
This is the first in a series of articles on how adherence with prescribed medications can be improved and the cost of wasted medicines reduced. Here, Professor Rachel Elliott provides an overview of the scale of the problem and the clinical and economic consequences.