Olivier Bugnon

TL;DR: A multitude of indirect measures of adherence exist in the literature, however, there is no “gold” standard for measuring adherence to medications and future research and practice interventions should use an internationally accepted, operational standardized definition of medication adherence.

TL;DR: A fairly high prevalence of swallowing difficulties in polypharmacy patients attending their community pharmacies is reported, with intentional non adherence and altering the oral dose formulation were the most common and potentially harmful strategies used by patients to overcome their swallowing difficulties.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors retrospectively analyzed the on-going interdisciplinary HIV-adherence program, which consists of a multifactorial intervention along with electronic drug monitoring (MEMS(TM)).

TL;DR: GPs monitoring drug adherence in collaboration with pharmacists achieved a better BP control in hypertensive patients, although the impact of monitoring decreased with time.

TL;DR: To facilitate the implementation of a medication review service, a strong local networking with physicians, an effective workflow management and a practice- and communications-focused training for pharmacists and their teams seem key elements required.