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Pharmacists can help bridge the gap on medicines adherence by talking through barriers to access [Image: iStock.com – Kiwis]
Katrina Azer, a clinical pharmacist for Tend Health, looks at reasons why patients don’t take their medicines correctly and how health professionals can address it
Mrs B is a 65-year-old patient with a history of multiple comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, atrial fibrillation, dyslipidaemia and asthma, for wh
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1 - Martini ND, Van der Werf B, Bassett-Clarke B. Primary medication non-adherence at Counties Manukau Health Emergency Department (CMH-ED), New Zealand: an observational study BMJ Open 2020;10:e035775. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035775
2 - World Health Organization. Adherence to Long-Term Therapies - Evidence for Action. 2003. [Cited: 23 August 2021]. Available at: https://www.who.int/chp/knowledge/publications/adherence_full_report.pdf.
3 - World Health Organization. Social Determinants of health. https://www.who.int/health-topics/social-determinants-of-health#tab=tab_1)
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