Patient Adherence

Treatment Adherence

Nonadherence pervasive in AD, especially for long-term treatment

Reasons
  • Frustration with medication efficacy
  • Medication inconvenient/dosing too frequent
  • Fear of AEs
  • Financial burden
  • Patient/caregivers don’t understand disease
  • Forgetfulness
  • Distrust/dislike of healthcare provider
  • Dislike of medication delivery vehicle

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