Browsing by Subject "Medicine possession ratio"
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An analysis of antidepressant noncompliance in the private health sector of South Africa
(2014)The main aim of the thesis was to measure antidepressant (AD) non-compliance, to determine which factors are closely associated with AD non-compliance and the consequences of prolonged AD non-compliance in the private ... -
Medicine possession ratio as proxy for adherence to antiepileptic drugs: prevalence, associations, and cost implications
(Dovepress, 2016)Objective: To determine the adherence status to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) among epilepsy patients; to observe the association between adherence status and age, sex, active ingredient prescribed, treatment period, and ... -
Prospective analysis of the medicine possession ratio of antidepressants in the private health sector of South Africa, 2006-2011
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2015)Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a disabling mental illness with high morbidity and mortality rates. Inadequate treatment efficacy, unfavourable side-effect profiles and consequent shortfalls in compliance ...