Background Canadians have long been proud of their universal health insurance system,
which publicly funds the cost of physician visits and hospitalizations at the point of care …

Importance Nonadherence to treatment with medicines is common globally, even for life-
saving treatments. Cost is one important barrier to access, and only some jurisdictions …

BACKGROUND: Canada's universal health care system does not include universal
coverage of prescription drugs. We sought to estimate the effects of adding universal public …

Rational prescribing is essential for the quality of health care. However, many final‐year
medical students and junior doctors lack prescribing competence to perform this task. The …

Background Adherence to medicines is low for a variety of reasons, including the cost borne
by patients. Some jurisdictions publicly fund medicines for the general population, but many …

Patients with asthma need uninterrupted supplies of affordable, quality-assured essential
medicines. However, access in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited …

Importance Few interventions are proven to reduce total health care costs, and addressing
cost-related nonadherence has the potential to do so. Objective To determine the effect of …

Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of a population.
They are evaluated for efficacy and safety and comparative cost-effectiveness. They are …

Objectives This study has evaluated the drug use pattern among adults attending the
outpatient clinics of the Jordan University Hospital (JUH), by assessing the adherence of …

BACKGROUND: Policy approaches have been considered to address inconsistent and
inequitable prescription drug coverage in Canada, including a national essential medicines …