Adherence to therapy is defined as the extent to which a person's behavior in taking
medication, following a diet, and/or executing lifestyle changes, corresponds with agreed …

The economic burden on households of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including
cardiovascular diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, and diabetes, poses major …

BackgroundPrescribing of antidepressants varies widely between European countries
despite no evidence of difference in the prevalence of affective disorders. AimsTo …

Background Chronic illness and disability can have damaging, even catastrophic,
socioeconomic effects on individuals and their households. We examined the experiences …

Introduction Copayments are intended to decrease third party expenditure on
pharmaceuticals, particularly those regarded as less essential. However, copayments are …

Background Growing expenditures on prescription medicines represent a major challenge
to many health systems. Cap and co‐payment policies are intended as an incentive to deter …

Objectives To identify the financing and policy challenges for Medicare and universal health
care in Australia, as well as opportunities for whole‐of‐system strengthening. Study design …

Background In asthma, underuse of cost-effective preventive treatments increases morbidity
and mortality. The cost of medicines contributes to underuse (“nonadherence”), but the …

Este estudo objetivou analisar os desafios do acesso a medicamentos em quatro sistemas
universais de saúde da Austrália, do Brasil, do Canadá e do Reino Unido. Estudo …

Objectives This study investigates utilisation patterns for prescription opioid analgesics in
the Australian community and how these are associated with a framework of individual-level …