Adherence to treatment and harmful effects of medication shortages in the context of severe crises: scale validation and correlates.
Sandrella Bou MalhabChadia HaddadHala SacreAline HajjRony M ZeennyMarwan El AkelPascale R SalamehPublished in: Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice (2023)
The Harmful Impact of Medication Shortage scale could be an efficient tool to measure the detrimental effects of medication shortages among the Lebanese adult population with chronic diseases, particularly affecting treatment adherence. Future studies and evidence are still needed to confirm our findings and help build global mitigation policies addressing medication shortages.