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1. Definition of adherence. In terms of TB control, adherence to treatment may be defined as the extent to which the patient's history of therapeutic drug-taking coincides with the prescribed treatment (7) . Adherence may be measured using either process-oriented or outcome-oriented definitions.
Increased medication adherence not only improves patient outcomes but can also lower the overall cost of care in the United States, according to a review released this month by Avalere Health and funded by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.esults from a number of studies included in the review indicate that increased medication adherence improves health outcomes in patients while reducing their use of health care services, such as hospitals, which leads to a lower overall cost of care.