Medication Persistence Rates and Factors Associated with Persistence in Patients Following Stroke: A Cohort Study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Medication nonadherence can be as high as 50% and results in suboptimal patient outcomes. Stroke patients in particular can benefit from pharmacotherapy for thrombosis, hypertension, and dyslipidemia but are at high risk for medicati...

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Main Authors: Joffres Michel R, Gubitz Gordon J, Sketris Ingrid S, Lummis Heather L, Flowerdew Gordon J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/8/25