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.

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Voluntary cooperation of the patient in taking drugs or medicine as prescribed. This includes timing, dosage, and frequency.

Descriptor ID	D055118
MeSH Number(s)	F01.100.150.750.500.600.500 F01.145.488.887.500.600.500 N05.300.150.800.500.600.500
Concept/Terms	Medication Adherence Medication Adherence Adherence, Medication Medication Nonadherence Medication Nonadherence Nonadherence, Medication Medication Noncompliance Noncompliance, Medication Medication Non-Adherence Medication Non Adherence Non-Adherence, Medication Medication Persistence Medication Persistence Persistence, Medication Medication Compliance Medication Compliance Compliance, Medication Medication Non-Compliance Medication Non Compliance Non-Compliance, Medication

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Medication Adherence".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Attitude [F01.100]
Attitude to Health [F01.100.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.100.150.750]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.100.150.750.500]
Patient Compliance [F01.100.150.750.500.600]
Medication Adherence [F01.100.150.750.500.600.500]
Behavior [F01.145]
Health Behavior [F01.145.488]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.145.488.887]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.145.488.887.500]
Patient Compliance [F01.145.488.887.500.600]
Medication Adherence [F01.145.488.887.500.600.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Attitude to Health [N05.300.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [N05.300.150.800]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [N05.300.150.800.500]
Patient Compliance [N05.300.150.800.500.600]
Medication Adherence [N05.300.150.800.500.600.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Medication Adherence".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Medication Adherence".

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Bar chart showing 139 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	0	1
2008	1	2	3
2009	4	2	6
2010	10	3	13
2011	6	1	7
2012	2	4	6
2013	11	4	15
2014	3	2	5
2015	12	4	16
2016	4	3	7
2017	3	7	10
2018	3	5	8
2019	6	8	14
2020	7	2	9
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	5	5
2023	0	4	4
2024	1	2	3
2025	0	3	3
2026	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Adherence" by people in Profiles.

Gorman JA, Ameral VE, Abrams BE, Park D, Kaubrys MM, Khazanov GK. Contingency management for adherence to injectable medication for substance use disorders. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 Nov; 190:210055.

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Lee HY, Kim K, Shin DW, Han K, Jung JH, Park JH. Hypertension Care Quality and Incidence of Complications Among Hypertensive Patients With Disabilities in Korea: An Analysis of a Cohort Study Using National Health Insurance Data. J Korean Med Sci. 2026 May 04; 41(17):e133.

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Chai PR, Lee JS, Goodman GR, Albrechta H, Hokayem J, Loo L, Mohamed Y, Glynn TR, Rosen RK, Mayer KH, Boyer EW, Alpert P, Buffkin E, Carnes C, O'Cleirigh C. PrEPSteps: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Digital Pill-Based PrEP Adherence Intervention in Men Who Have Sex with Men with Substance Use Disorder. AIDS Behav. 2026 Jul; 30(7):2242-2255.

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Say MG, You SS, Cai Y, Erus A, Moon I, Muller B, Vielba-Gomez F, Zadvornaya A, Pettinari A, Schmidt K, Fabian N, Hayward A, Chai P, Traverso G. Bioresorbable RFID capsule for assessing medication adherence. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 08; 17(1):52.

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Paul TJ, Sadaniantz K, Soni A, Asaker JC, Pathiravasan CH, Mehawej J, Filippaios A, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Liu C, Lin H, Murabito JM, McManus DD, Kovell LC. Patterns of adherence to home blood pressure monitoring among men and women in the Electronic Framingham Heart Study. PLoS One. 2025; 20(12):e0337284.

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Agrawal N, Case M, Lindenauer PK, McDermott D, Diaz KM, Utkin JO, Wisnivesky J, Federman A. Protocol for a randomized trial of self-management support for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using lay health coaches. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Nov; 158:108095.

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Trivedi M, Spano M, Frisard C, Crawford S, Ryan G, Goulding M, Radu S, Arenas J, Becker S, Al-Halbouni L, Alter J, Byatt N, Phipatanakul W, Rosal MC, Lemon SC, Gerald LB, Pbert L. A Pilot Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial of School-Supervised Therapy to Improve Pediatric Asthma Control. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2025 Nov; 13(11):2980-2990.e4.

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Yu YJ, Schieber E, Janamnuaysook R, Wang B, Gunasekar A, MacDonell K, Getwongsa P, Kim D, Wongharn P, Phanuphak N. Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Thailand: a qualitative study. AIDS Care. 2024 08; 36(8):1126-1134.

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Radu S, Zarinafsar S, Ryan GW, Chainani S, Becker S, Arenas J, Spano MA, Shillan HN, Hoque S, Sadasivam R, Pbert L, Luther J, Trivedi MK. Participant Perspectives on the Implementation of a School-Linked Text-Message Intervention to Improve Pediatric Asthma Medication Adherence. Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol. 2024 03; 37(1):13-21.

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Midboe AM, Cave S, Shimada SL, Griffin AC, Avoundjian T, Asch SM, Gifford AL, McInnes DK, Troszak LK. Relationship Between Patient Portal Tool Use and Medication Adherence and Viral Load Among Patients Living with HIV. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 02; 39(Suppl 1):127-135.

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