What is medication non-adherence?
Dr. Dulan explains medication non-adherence. Click play to watch the video or read the transcript.
Medication non-adherence is a term used to describe when people are not taking their medication the way their doctor
prescribed, according to the Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC).
When doctors prescribe medication, they give specific instructions about how much to take, how often to take it and how long to take it. When people don’t follow those instructions they are not adhering to the medical directions given by their doctor, according to the CDC.
For more information about medical non-adherence, talk with your doctor.
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