Abstract
A poor drug adherence to prescribed drug treatments and lifestyle recommendations is a major determinant of the poor blood pressure control reported around the World. Prevalence rates of anti-hypertensive medication non-adherence are highly variable depending on the studied population and may reach up to 40%. Remarkably, the phenomenon stays often undiagnosed and unaddressed mainly because physicians have limited tools to perform a reliable diagnosis. In this practically-oriented review, 5 principal aspects of nonadherence will be addressed with a special emphasis on psychological factors influencing adherence patterns, both from a patient's and physician's perspective.
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