Adherence vs. persistence

Liraglutide vs Exenatide: Patient Adherence, Medication Persistence and Economic Evaluation in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Introduction: Liraglutide and Exenatide are used in adults who are affected by type-2 diabetes to control their blood glucose level. They are administered by the patients by subcutaneous injection, Liraglutide once a day while Exenatide twice a day. The aim of this study was to evaluate medication adherence and persistence of treatment with Liraglutide and Exenatide with a new strategy of calcu...

Improving Type 2 Diabetes Therapy Adherence and Persistence in Germany

Predictors of duloxetine adherence and persistence in patients with fibromyalgia

OBJECTIVES Adherence to medication for the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM) is predictive of lower overall health-care costs, and thus a lower burden on both patients and providers. The objectives of this study were to examine the predictors of adherence to and persistence with duloxetine therapy among commercially insured FM patients, and to identify subgroups of patients with high duloxetine pe...

Patient adherence and persistence with oral anticancer treatment.

Given the recent significant increase in the use of oral therapies in cancer management, an understanding of patients' adherence to and persistence with oral therapy is crucial. Nonadherence and early cessation may be substantial barriers to the delivery of valuable therapies, and may impair health. Potential obstacles to adherence and persistence include personal characteristics, treatment fea...

Adherence and Persistence: The Challenges for Glaucoma Medical Therapy.

Suboptimal adherence and persistence to therapy are major challenges for patients treated with ocular hypotensive medications. The problem affects 5% to 80% of glaucoma patients from all nations, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and education levels. Although health care providers are generally poor at detecting suboptimal or poor adherence in the clinical setting, several strategies to ...