Improvement of medication adherence for desmopressin by adjusting the prescription dosage in male patients with overactive bladder: A claims database analysis.

Kazuna TsubouchiToshiki MaedaTaiki EmotoChikao AoyagiWataru MatsuokaFumihiro YamazakiChizuru NakagawaYuichiro FukuharaKosuke TominagaNaotaka GungeTakeshi MiyazakiYu OkabeHiroshi MatsuzakiNobuyuki NakamuraHisatomi ArimaNobuhiro Haga

Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2024)

Desmopressin showed a 38% dropout rate after the first dose. However, high medication continuation and high medication adherence rates (PDC) could be maintained with prescription adjustments. Careful patient monitoring and appropriate adjustment of the desmopressin dosage appear to be important factors in improving nocturia.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
healthcare
health insurance
emergency department
benign prostatic hyperplasia
electronic health record