Open AccessAssessment of adherence to cardiovascular medicines in rural population: An observational study in patients attending a tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Gouranga Santra
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.169573
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , carelessness , disease , heart failure , psychological intervention , medication adherence , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , pediatrics , family medicine , psychiatry
Nonadherence to cardiovascular medicines is a major concern. It increases the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular patients. The work was conducted to evaluate the adherence to cardiovascular medicines in patients of rural India.