"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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| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 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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Impact of Peer Referral on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence and Persistence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Cohort Study in China. AIDS Behav. 2025 Jun; 29(6):1831-1840.
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Learning from the first: a qualitative study of the psychosocial benefits and treatment burdens of long-acting cabotegravir/rilpivirine among early adopters in three U.S. clinics. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Nov; 27(11):e26394.
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Managing medications among individuals with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: Patient-caregiver perspectives. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Oct; 72(10):3011-3021.
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Identifying Implementation Determinants and Strategies for Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir-Rilpivirine in People With HIV Who Are Virally Unsuppressed. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 07 01; 96(3):280-289.
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Patterns of daily oral HIV PrEP adherence among people who inject drugs in Ukraine: an analysis of biomarkers. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Jul; 27 Suppl 3:e26319.
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Low daily oral PrEP adherence and low validity of self-report in a randomized trial among PWID in Ukraine. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Jan; 123:104284.
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Developing an Integrated Longitudinal Dataset for Patient-Centered Outcome Measures in Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence. Med Care. 2023 12 01; 61(12 Suppl 2):S139-S146.
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Prevalence and persistence of cost-related medication non-adherence before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among medicare patients at high risk of hospitalization. PLoS One. 2023; 18(8):e0289608.
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Barriers and facilitators of self-management behaviors among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic comorbidities: A mixed-methods investigation. Chronic Illn. 2024 12; 20(4):605-617.
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Association of Baseline Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications With Adherence After Shelter-in-Place Guidance for COVID-19 Among US Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 12 01; 5(12):e2247787.