The Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire utility as a tool in medication review.

• In: F22 - Short oral presentations of the FIP Community Pharmacy Section on Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 14:00-17:00
• At: Dublin (Ireland) (2013)
• Type: Presentations + Posters
• By: CARAMONA, Margarida (Faculty of Pharmacy, Coimbra University, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Care, Coimbra, Portugal)
• Co-author(s): Madanelo, A. (Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal)
  Castel-Branco, M.M. (1Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbr, Coimbra, Portugal)
  Figueiredo, I.V. (Center for Pharmaceutical Studies, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal)
  Fernandez-Llimós, F. (Department of Social Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal)
  
• Abstract:

  Background:Identification of potentially non-adherent patients is a milestone in the way to the rational use of drugs. Detecting beliefs that influence intentional non-adherence behaviours may improve pharmacists[simplequote] counselling. The aim of this study was to assess the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ) as a proxy for necessity

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