The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 272 No 7297 p535
1 May 2004

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Adherence to BP treatment

Making dosing regimens simpler can improve adherence to blood pressure lowering medication by up to 20 per cent, a new study shows.

In a review of published trials, UK researchers found that motivational strategies were partly successful at improving adherence whereas patient education alone was not (Archives of Internal Medicine 2004;164:722).