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Initial medication adherence in newly diagnosed glaucoma patients: three adherence measures

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dc.contributor.authorMenino, Joana
dc.contributor.authorCamacho, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, André
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-26T10:49:21Z
dc.date.available2023-04-26T10:49:21Z
dc.date.issued2023-04
dc.description.abstractAim: To determine initial medication adherence in newly diagnosed glaucoma patients treated with anti-glaucoma drugs. Methods: This retrospective and observational study included all patients diagnosed with glaucoma in the Primary Health Care units in Portugal during the years 2012 and 2013, which in consequence received a first prescription for anti-glaucoma drugs. Data were collected from electronic prescribing records of the primary care units and from pharmacy claims records. Initiation of glaucoma treatment and early discontinuation were measured, and the combination of (non)-initiation and early discontinuation accounted for the initial medication (non)-adherence. Results: A total of 3548 new glaucoma patients (40.1% male; 59.9% female) were included. 1133 (31.9%) patients were initially classified as non-users since there was no pharmacy claim found for their first prescription for glaucoma treatment. Additionally, 277 (11.5%) patients early discontinued their treatment, acquiring only their first prescription. Overall, the initial medication non-adherence rate was 39.7% since 1410 patients either didn't initiate treatment or discontinued it early. Conclusion: This study, reveals a major opportunity to improve glaucoma treatment and its control since a large proportion of patients fail to engage with their prescribed therapy, which implies that implementation of individual or group strategies that enable patients with glaucoma to correctly perform their treatment is still needed.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMenino J, Camacho P, Coelho A. Initial medication adherence in newly diagnosed glaucoma patients: three adherence measures. Int J Ophthalmol. 2023;16(4):630-7.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.18240/ijo.2023.04.18pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/15939
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherIJO Presspt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10089901/pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOphthalmologypt_PT
dc.subjectGlaucomapt_PT
dc.subjectGlaucoma treatmentpt_PT
dc.subjectEarly discontinuationpt_PT
dc.subjectInitial medication adherencept_PT
dc.subjectInitiationpt_PT
dc.titleInitial medication adherence in newly diagnosed glaucoma patients: three adherence measurespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage637pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage630pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Ophthalmologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume16pt_PT
person.familyNameCamacho
person.familyNameFerreira Ramos Coelho
person.givenNamePedro
person.givenNameAndré Filipe
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person.identifier.ciencia-id291E-1AC6-86FA
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2986-5652
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1872-8131
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