Impact of Pharmaceutical Education on Medication Adherence and Its Clinical Efficacy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Systemic Arterial Hypertension.
Abelardo Contreras-VergaraSonia Sifuentes-FrancoSally HaackOmar Graciano-MachucaAdolfo Daniel Rodriguez-CarrizalezAna Karen López-ContrerasItzel Viridiana Reyes-PérezSelene Guadalupe Huerta-OlveraPublished in: Patient preference and adherence (2022)
A high percentage of patients are not achieving optimal control of their diabetes. Medication adherence rates were between 45-50% in patients at the baseline of the study, but after receiving education and support from a pharmacist, the intervened group showed a significant increase in their adherence.