Dunbar-Jacob J, Mortimer-Stephens MK. Treatment adherence in chronic disease. J Clin Epidemiol. 2001;54. pmid:11750211 Well it will probably be more expensive, this one, when you’re looking at the money aspect, but if that outweighs someone’s illness progression, which means less hospitalization, then I think you already have a win in that.” [ID 20/36 years] If a patient has a carer, for example, it “can disempower both the patient and carer in understanding and managing the patient’s medication”, Mr Vanns explained. Participants also reported that people needed to have some cognitive capacity to understand and use the technology effectively. They expressed that age may impact these cognitive abilities and, ultimately, the use of the product. Participants also discussed that one of the potential users of this type of product is nursing home patients. One of the participants quoted;

Tran N, Coffman JM, Sumino K, Cabana MD. Patient reminder systems and asthma medication adherence: A systematic review. J Asthma. 2014;51: 536–543. pmid:24506699Full Prescribing Information Table of Contents: this section references all the sub-sections and sections in the full prescribing information. [9] This can be useful for elderly patients, with or without carers, to aid adherence to medication as it can help with memory concerns." Review your medications I think the ones in the morning and night are more important because they’re the ones [for my] … cholesterol and blood pressure”-011PT

A pharmacist will talk to you about all your prescribed medicines, as well as any over-the-counter medicines or supplements. This could be face-to-face or remote, depending on your needs. This is a two-way process so that you can be supported to make your own decisions about the medicines you take. It gives you the chance to tell your pharmacist about problems you may be having with your medicines and to ask them questions.

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Lloyd J, Maresh S, Powers C, Shrank W, Alley D. How Much Does Medication Nonadherence Cost the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program? Med Care. 2019;57: 218–224. pmid:30676355 Granger BB, Bosworth HB. Medication adherence: emerging use of technology. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2011;26: 279–287. pmid:21597368 Cutler RL, Fernandez-Llimos F, Frommer M, Benrimoj C, Garcia-Cardenas V. Economic impact of medication non-adherence by disease groups: A systematic review. BMJ Open. 2018;8: 1–13. pmid:29358417 Data were collected through the e-module, an online questionnaire, and in a short one-on-one interview at the end of the study. Data were stored digitally in a research electronic data capture (REDCap ®) database, 21 , 22 hosted by the University Medical Center Groningen.