Does drug dispensing influence patients' medication knowledge and medication adherence? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inadequate medication knowledge and medication nonadherence by patients are considered an issue in healthcare, as they can lead to negative outcomes, such as therapeutic failures and hospitalization. Even though drug dispensing, which has pharmacist counseling as a core element, is a service traditionally performed by pharmacists, there is still no evidence about the influence of this service on these health outcomes.

Objective

To evaluate the influence of drug dispensing on patients' medication knowledge and medication adherence.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted in which a literature search was performed in the PubMed/Medline, Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde, Web of Science, and Embase databases, as well as in gray literature. Two reviewers read the t

SUBMITTER: Santana EPC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11776115 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature