PMID: 6986449Mar 1, 1980Paper

Compliance-oriented prescribing: simplifying drug regimens

The Journal of Family Practice
R G Fischer

Abstract

Simplifying drug regimens is one method of improving patient compliance. Medications originally administered several times a day are now reported to maintain 24-hour effectiveness on once-daily administration. In many cases this technique of administration results in the use of less expensive medication, an improvement in compliance, and even decreased side effects. All patients may not be controlled or tolerate increased intervals between drug doses. Interpatient variation dictates that physicians closely monitor their patients when prescribing new or unapproved regimens of drug therapy.

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