More than 30% of prescriptions given to primary care patients in Quebec were not filled,
according to a large study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, with serious …

it is critical to be aware of the extent to which primary nonadherence occurs since the rising
burden of chronic diseases often imposes a long-term regimen of prescription medications …

The first analysis of cost related non-adherence has found that 9.6% of Canadians did not fill
a new prescription, did not renew it once the drugs had been used, or that they spread out …

Methods The authors used primary care electronic health records to determine the incidence
of primary non-adherence, defined as failure to fill an initial prescription for a new …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Non-adherence to essential medications represents an
important public health problem. Little is known about the frequency with which patients fail …

Background: Primary nonadherence is probably an important contributor to suboptimal
disease management, but methodological challenges have limited investigation of it …

When Patients Don't Take Their Medicine: What Role Do Doctors Play in Promoting Prescription
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By Sophie Blakemore A gReAteR percentage of prescriptions for antipsychotic medications
are unredeemed by patients compared with other drugs, research from the NHS Information …

BackgroundA small number of prescriptions ordered by the patient from their general
practice remain uncollected and hence undispensed. No research has been published on …

Authors' Reply:—We agree with the comments of Karter and colleagues that our methods
could misclassify e-prescriptions as unfilled if they were paid for by sources other than the …