Also adherence rates derived from physicians' ratings were significantly higher than self-reported adherence and adherence indicated by prescription refill.
However, each assay had as its end point adherence indicated by the positive controls.
We also performed additional analyses of levels of adherence indicated by the percentage of returned pills from 0%, to >5%, >10%, >20% and >30% on the outcome of VL >400 copies/ml at week 24.
In general, the most important demographic and socioeconomic circumstances independently associated with diet quality, as indicated by healthy choices and adherence to dietary guidelines, were age, sex, country of birth and education level.
An adequate treatment trial was defined as treatment at a dose within the British National Formulary (www.bnf.org) therapeutic range for at least 6 weeks, with good adherence indicated by receipt of a long-acting injection as prescribed, or, for oral antipsychotics, a serum antipsychotic level within the therapeutic range.
+ significant lower adherence rate than adherence rate indicated by physician-rating.
* significant lower adherence rate than adherence rate indicated by plasma concentration.
Effectiveness of PrEP depends largely on adherence, as indicated by the association between drug levels as an objective adherence measure and efficacy in the four PrEP trials in which efficacy has been demonstrated [ 1– 4, 38– 45].
In order for our pharmacy adherence measure to better reflect adherence as indicated by refills the patient requested, we excluded new medications with only one fill from the calculation because first prescriptions in the VA health system are filled automatically without effort required by the patient, and because single fill medications could represent a trial of new medication.
In order for our pharmacy adherence measure to better reflect adherence as indicated by refills the patient requested, we excluded new medications with only one fill for the CMG calculation because first prescriptions in the VA health system are filled automatically without effort required by the patient.
