Rescue medication usage was scored daily using the RMS on a 4-point scale as follows: no rhinitis medication (0 points); oral antihistamines – 1 × cetirizine 10 mg/day or equivalent (1 point); oral antihistamines – 2 × cetirizine 10 mg/day (=20 mg) or equivalent, (2 points); any form of systemic steroids or other drug for SAR (3 points).
Medication usage was scored as follows: intranasal antihistamines or α-mimetics nasal spray, 0.5/puff; antihistamines or nedocromil eye drops, 0.5/drop; and oral antihistamines, 6 per 10 mg.
If medication was administered during the clinical event (for example, to stop an epileptic seizure) the effect of medication can be scored: clinical effect (yes/no/not possible to determine) and the EEG changes (decrease/cessation/no change/increase/not possible to determine).
Missing data were handled as described in the protocol: Unanswered questions in the medication knowledge test were scored as "incorrect answer," and unanswered certainty score as "very uncertain".
It is used to evaluate the effects of medications and other therapeutic interventions and is scored from 0 ("not at all a problem") to 3 ("problem is severe in degree").
It is used to evaluate the effectiveness of medications and other therapeutic interventions and is scored from 0 ("not at all a problem") to 3 ("problem is severe in degree").
By the end of the year, an estimated two million to three million patients will have been given a FICO medication adherence score and a total of 10 million patients are expected to be scored during the next 12 months, the company said.
Annual adherence to antipsychotic and cardiometabolic medication was defined as a score of at least 80% on proportion of days covered.
The response to the antidepressant medication was indicated by a score of ≤14 on the 25 item – Hamilton Depression Rating Scale[ 22].
