This is a topic I often bring up in discussing adherence with clients. We have to partner with MDs as a pharmacy community to address this. There are fundamental gaps at the beginning of the process where patients don’t understand their disease or their drug. Without that, it’s hard to believe that taking your medication will make you better or to understand that this is a lifelong process in some cases.
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