Effect of number of medications and complexity of regimens on medication adherence and blood pressure management in hospitalized patients with hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Good adherence of antihypertensives is recommended for the accomplishment of hypertension therapy. The number of medications and characteristics contributing to medication regimen complexity, such as dosage forms and dosing frequency, are known to influence medication adherence. However, the effect of medication regimen complexity on the therapeutic efficacy of medicines remains to be clarified. In the present study, we retrospectively investigated the effect of number of medications and medication regimen complexity on medication adherence and therapeutic efficacy in patients with hypertension.

Methods

According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 1,057 patients, who were on medications including antihypertensives on admission at the Mie University Hospita

SUBMITTER: Wakai E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8191947 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature