Ayurveda
medication non-adherence is a growing concern of Ayurveda clinician,
researchers and policy maker for its growing popularity and its clinical
implications. It always hinders the therapeutic efficacy and shows low clinical
outcomes in practice and research. Approximately 50% patients with chronic
illness do not take prescribed medications as directed.
Medication
adherence usually refers to whether patients take their prescribed medicine
(e.g., as thrice daily before meal along with honey), as well as whether they
continue to take a prescribed medication and intervention
as advised. Medication adherence behaviour can be classified into two main
categories, namely, adherence to prescribed medication and persistence of use.
These two are
conceptually similar; adherence refers to the intensity of drug use during the
duration of therapy, whereas persistence refers to the overall duration of drug
therapy. Quite often, the terms adherence and compliance are used interchangeably.
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