Articles

• Want to enhance medication adherence? Make it fun

  *Katrina S. Firlik, MD, argues that adherence may do more to improve health and decrease costs than the development of new medications*

  (Oct 27, 2010)
• Adherence Arena: Compliance or persistenceWhich is more important?

  **Why persistence matters in evaluating adherence programs**

  (Nov 15, 2010)
• Adherence Arena: Why isnt non-adherence big news?

  *A catchier name than medication non-compliance would help* If you believe the numbers, medication non-adherence is a bigger problem for the US than obesity.

  (Jan 4, 2011)
• Adherence Arena: 30 Rock A cautionary tale
  (Feb 7, 2011)
• Adherence Arena: Time to shake things up in compliance
  (Mar 5, 2011)
• Adherence Arena: Why forgetfulness isn’t the biggest obstacle to adherence

  Want to inspire patients to value their medication and thus improve compliance? Reward them early and often

  (May 24, 2011)
• Adherence Arena: What is the real cost of non-adherence?

  The higher the rate of non-adherence, the greater our sense of urgency should be

  (Jul 18, 2011)
• Adherence Arena: The top 5 medication adherence myths

  To improve patient adherence, we first need to puncture some myths

  (Oct 5, 2011)
• Adherence Arena: Overcoming the fear of adverse events

  Patients need to know the risks of non-adherence as much as the risks of medication

  (Jan 25, 2012)

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