A community pharmacist-led intervention to improve adherence to lipid-lowering treatment by counselling and an electronic reminder device: results of a randomized controlled trial in The Netherlands.

• In: 1B1 - Pharmacy practice research – proving the value of the pharmacist now and in the future (part 2) on Friday, 5 October 2012, 14:00-17:00
• At: Amsterdam (the Netherlands) (2012)
• Type: Presentation
• By: KOOY, Marcel (Utrecht University, Division Pharmacoepidemiology & Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht, Netherlands)
• Co-author(s): van Wijk, B.L.G. (Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands)
  de Boer, A. (Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands)
  Heerdink, E.R. (Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands)
  Bouvy, M. (Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands)
  
• Abstract:

  Background:Adherence to medication is often poor and non-adherence can compromise the effect of the therapy. Aims:The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of counselling and an electronic reminder device (ERD) to improve adherence to statin treatment in non-adherent patients. Methods:We performed a randomized controlled trial. In 27

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