Family pharmacy and medication adherence among older adults in Japan: A cross-sectional study of JAGES 2019.

Motoki TamuraTomo TakasugiMieko NakamuraNatsuyo YanagiAtsushi NakagomiKoryu SatoKatsunori KondoToshiyuki Ojima

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2023)

Older adults who "always received medicines from the same pharmacy" had a lower prevalence of unused medicines, especially those with low levels of education. Thus, "always receiving medicines from the same pharmacy" may be effective in reducing the proportion of unused medicines and improving medication adherence.

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