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April 2024 in “JAAD International” This study found that patients with alopecia areata have significantly higher medication adherence than those with atopic dermatitis, potentially due to the stability and controllability of alopecia areata symptoms.
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August 2021 in “Preventive Medicine” This study found that non-adherence to medication in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial was associated with increased all-cause mortality unrelated to prostate cancer.
In this study conducted at an Egyptian outpatient clinic, researchers found that systemic lupus erythematosus patients who were non-adherent to medication had a higher rate of hospitalization and more clinical symptoms compared to those who adhered to their prescribed treatments.
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March 2020 in “The Journal of Urology” This study found that Medicare patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia had high adherence to 5-alpha reductase inhibitor therapy, which was associated with a reduced risk of needing surgical intervention.
May 2026 in “British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology” In this study, researchers observed low variability in hair formoterol concentrations for COPD patients with stable adherence, but inter-patient differences and other factors may limit the effectiveness of hair analysis as a reliable tool for assessing medication adherence.