"Medication Adherence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Voluntary cooperation of the patient in taking drugs or medicine as prescribed. This includes timing, dosage, and frequency.
| Descriptor ID |
D055118
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.488.500.500 N05.300.150.600.600.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Nonadherence- Medication Nonadherence
- Nonadherence, Medication
- Medication Noncompliance
- Noncompliance, Medication
- Medication Non-Adherence
- Medication Non Adherence
- Non-Adherence, Medication
Medication Compliance- Medication Compliance
- Compliance, Medication
- Medication Non-Compliance
- Medication Non Compliance
- Non-Compliance, Medication
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2013 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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