Medication Adherence Issues Affect CVD Management.

To get to this level of adherence, there must be effective communication between the patient and pharmacist to ensure there is a clear understanding of why and how to take their medications.3 Automatic home medication dispensers, fixed-dose combination drugs, mobile health applications, and patient incentives can improve medication adherence for patients who have CVD or are at risk of having the disease. Counseling patients about adhering to these medications, even if they do not see an impact, is a crucial role for pharmacists.2 The 2 measures for medication adherence are pooled from prescription claims data: the medication possession ratio and the proportion of days covered (PDC). [Extracted from the article]