The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Compliance and Medication Adherence
Barbara J. Stephenson, Brian H. Rowe, R. Brian Haynes, William M. Macharia, Gladys Leon
Clinical Scenarios
Topics Discussed:
adherence, medication adherence, nonadherent, noncompliance with treatment, patient compliance
Excerpt:
"A 28-year-old woman presents to the emergency department in acute
distress, with a 3-day history of worsening asthma. Her prescribed
medications include an inhaled 
2 agonist and
an inhaled steroid. When questioned, she breathlessly admits to "occasionally" missing
her medications "maybe only once or twice." ..."
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