Adherence to metformin in adults with type 2 diabetes: a combined method approach.
Nadia Farhanah SyafhanRosemary DonnellyRoy HarperJanet HardingCiara MulliganAnita HoggMichael ScottGlenda FlemingClaire ScullinAhmed F HawwaGaoyun ChenCarole ParsonsJames C McElnayPublished in: Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice (2022)
A significant proportion of participating patients were not fully adherent with their therapy. DBS sampling together with the use of a published PopPK model was a useful, novel, direct, objective approach to estimate levels of adherence in adult patients with type 2 diabetes (61.2%).