"Medication Adherence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Voluntary cooperation of the patient in taking drugs or medicine as prescribed. This includes timing, dosage, and frequency.
| Descriptor ID |
D055118
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.100.150.750.500.600.500 F01.145.488.887.500.600.500 N05.300.150.800.500.600.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Nonadherence- Medication Nonadherence
- Nonadherence, Medication
- Medication Noncompliance
- Noncompliance, Medication
- Medication Non-Adherence
- Medication Non Adherence
- Non-Adherence, Medication
Medication Compliance- Medication Compliance
- Compliance, Medication
- Medication Non-Compliance
- Medication Non Compliance
- Non-Compliance, Medication
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Adherence" by people in Profiles.
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Mallya SG, Upadhyay A, Psoter KJ, Case MA, Vest MT, Putcha N, Hansel NN, Eakin MN. Association between Difficulty Affording Medications and Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 07; 22(7):984-991.
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Rovner BW, Casten RJ. Discordant Medication Beliefs in Black Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Diabetes. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2025 04; 33(4):337-341.
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Arshed M, Mahmud A, Minhat HS, Lim PY, Zakar R. Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Mobile Health Intervention (Multi-Aid-Package) in Medication Adherence and Treatment Outcomes Among Patients With Hypertension in a Low- to Middle-Income Country: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2024 06 19; 12:e50248.
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Arshed M, Zakar R, Umer MF, Kiran M, Ullah N, Iftikhar G, Fischer F. Efficacy of mHealth and education-led peer counseling for patients with hypertension and coronary artery disease in Pakistan: study protocol for a double-blinded pragmatic randomized-controlled trial with factorial design. Trials. 2023 Jul 10; 24(1):448.
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Nakwafila O, Sartorius B, Shumba TW, Dzinamarira T, Mashamba-Thompson TP. Stakeholder's perspectives on acceptable interventions for promoting hypertension medication adherence in Namibia: nominal group technique. BMJ Open. 2023 05 16; 13(5):e068238.
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Sah E, Casten RJ, Rovner BW. Depression and Medication Beliefs in African Americans with Diabetes. Community Ment Health J. 2023 10; 59(7):1436-1438.
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Baker Z, Javanbakht M, Moore J, Brosnan H, Squires K, Bunge K, Zimet G, Mensch B, Soto-Torres L, Kapogiannis B, Levy L, Hoesley C, Reirden D, Gaur A, Mayer K, Futterman D, Gorbach P. Qualitative Study on the Acceptability of and Adherence to a Vaginal Ring for HIV Prophylaxis Among Adolescent Girls. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 07 01; 87(3):944-950.
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Rovner BW, Casten RJ. Medication Beliefs and Depression in African Americans With Diabetes. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021 12; 29(12):1296-1297.
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Turakhia M, Sundaram V, Smith SN, Ding V, Michael Ho P, Kowey PR, Piccini JP, Foody J, Birmingham MC, Ianus J, Rajmane A, Mahaffey KW. Efficacy of a centralized, blended electronic, and human intervention to improve direct oral anticoagulant adherence: Smartphones to improve rivaroxaban ADHEREnce in atrial fibrillation (SmartADHERE) a randomized clinical trial. Am Heart J. 2021 07; 237:68-78.
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Shalaby WS, Shankar V, Razeghinejad R, Katz LJ. Current and new pharmacotherapeutic approaches for glaucoma. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2020 Nov; 21(16):2027-2040.