 Medication Adherence
"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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| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2010 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2011 | 7 | 7 | 14 | | 2012 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 2013 | 7 | 6 | 13 | | 2014 | 15 | 6 | 21 | | 2015 | 16 | 11 | 27 | | 2016 | 22 | 7 | 29 | | 2017 | 24 | 8 | 32 | | 2018 | 21 | 4 | 25 | | 2019 | 16 | 15 | 31 | | 2020 | 8 | 15 | 23 | | 2021 | 3 | 21 | 24 | | 2022 | 1 | 22 | 23 | | 2023 | 3 | 17 | 20 | | 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2025 | 12 | 6 | 18 | | 2026 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Adherence" by people in Profiles.
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Puccinelli M, Mayer KH, Esquivel-Mendoza JA, Porras A, Psaros C, Krakower D, Doblecki-Lewis S, Anderson PL, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA. Life-steps for PrEP nurse-delivered adherence intervention: Protocol for a multisite randomized clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Sep; 168:108405.
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Magidson JF, Hines AC, Majokweni SH, Tokwe L, Myers B, Du Toit S, Regenauer K, Andersen LS, Burnhams W, Orrell C, Murphy SM, Sibeko G, Triplett N, Ndwandwa E, Kotelo NN, Ma T, Safren S, Joska J. A Stepped Care, Peer-Delivered Intervention to Improve Substance Use and HIV Medication Adherence in Primary Care in South Africa (Project Khanya): Protocol for a Hybrid Type 2 Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Jul 02; 15:e94153.
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Torres TS, Silva MST, Hoagland B, Marins LMS, Coutinho C, Jalil EM, Leite P, Cunha M, Moreira R, Leite IC, Konda K, Guanira J, Benedetti M, Pimenta C, Vega-Ramirez H, Cardoso SW, Caceres CF, Anderson PL, Grinsztejn B, Veloso VG. Using Tenofovir Diphosphate Levels to Evaluate Factors Associated With PrEP Non-Adherence and Performance of Indirect Adherence Measures in Latin America: A Prospective, Single-Arm, Open-Label, Multicentre Implementation Study (ImPrEP). J Int AIDS Soc. 2026 Jul; 29 Suppl 3:e70154.
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Fletcher DR, Sandy LM, Waughtal J, Hoffman C, Novins-Montague S, Hosokawa P, Peterson PN, Allen LA, Bull S, Ho PM. Cost of behavioral messaging interventions for cardiovascular medication adherence. Am J Manag Care. 2026 Jun 01; 32(6):e205-e211.
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Modi AC, Mara CA, O'Donnell H, Schmidt M, Kichler JC, Smith LB, Westen SC, Jacobsen L, Corathers SD, Williford DN, Trojanowski PJ, Flynn E, Shaffer ER, Tanner B, Driscoll KA. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Improve Adherence Barriers for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes. J Pediatr. 2026 Aug; 295:115155.
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Schnall R, Michaels CL, Sánchez E, Alexander A, Jimenez J, Halpern M, Brin M, Ozoria Ramírez S, Stonbraker S, Báez Caraballo P. Usability and Satisfaction with the WiseApp and CleverCap: A Culturally Adapted mHealth Intervention for Spanish-Speaking People Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic and New York City. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2026 May 21; 336:1945-1946.
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Katena NA, Shamu S, Fana GT, Manasa J, Rusakaniko S. Evaluating the outcomes of a community-based health literacy intervention for hypertension and diabetes in Harare, Zimbabwe: a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Prim Care. 2026 04 22; 27(1).
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Zheutlin AR, Chaitoff A, Addo D, Jacobs JA, Derington CG, Stulberg EL, Glynn PA, Modenesi B, Cohen JB, Bress AP. Out-of-Pocket Costs and Antihypertensive Medication Use Among Veterans: A Natural Experiment. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Apr 21; 15(8):e047792.
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Lu AD, Chavez C, Daugherty SL, Dhar P, Derington CG, Everhart R, Morse EF, Novins-Montague S, Trinkley KE, Waughtal JM, Zucker R, Carey E, Bull S, Peterson PN, Ho PM. Using artificially intelligent text messaging to improve health behaviors to reduce cardiovascular risk: study protocol for a pragmatic randomized control trial. Trials. 2026 Feb 20; 27(1).
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Lu T, Belus JM, Majokweni S, Joska J, Regenauer KS, Rose AL, Myers B, Burnham W, Andersen LS, Ryan DA, Cadet T, Magidson JF, Murphy SM. Cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered behavioral intervention for adherence to antiretroviral therapy and alcohol and drug use in South African HIV care. AIDS Care. 2026 02; 38(2):287-296.
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