Asthma and COPD: Comparison with International Guidelines and Medication Adherence in Belgium

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major chronic conditions. It is possible to limit their impact by controlling symptoms, which limits exacerbations and worsening of the disease, by choosing the appropriate treatment and ensuring that the patient adheres to it. The main purpose of this study was to assess medication adherence and persistence with inhaled medications for chronic treatment of asthma and COPD, as well as to evaluate the factors influencing this adherence. Medication adherence was measured from January 2013 to December 2016 using continuous multiple-inter... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Natacha Biset
Mélanie Lelubre
Stéphanie Pochet
Carine De Vriese
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: Pharmaceuticals, Vol 16, Iss 7, p 1030 (2023)
Verlag/Hrsg.: MDPI AG
Schlagwörter: medication adherence / inhaled treatment / asthma / COPD / new medicines service / Medicine / R / Pharmacy and materia medica / RS1-441
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26612349
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16071030