Introduction: Over 355 million prescriptions were dispensed for cardiovascular diseases in the UK in 2013. Half of these, costing the NHS £2.3 billion, were wasted because patients do not take their medicines as prescribed. ...

Background Evidence suggests that ˃50% of cardiovascular (CVD) disease patients do not adhere to treatment thus impacting on patient health, additional healthcare costs and medicines wastage. DBS microsampling combined ...

Introduction: Over 355 million prescriptions were dispensed for cardiovascular diseases in the UK in 20131. Half of these, costing the NHS £2.3 billion, were wasted because patients did not take their medicines as prescribed2. ...

Introduction: Over 355 million prescriptions were dispensed for cardiovascular diseases in the UK in 2013 [1]. Half of these, costing the NHS £2.3 billion, were wasted because patients do not take their medicines as ...

The lack of adherence to medication is a growing public health problem worldwide and is costing many patients their chance to return to good health and healthcare systems billions of dollars. Analytical Chemistry for ...

Research suggests that ~60% of patients prescribed cardiovascular drugs do not take their medication correctly. The analysis of dried blood spot samples (DBS) by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry ...

Little research using dried blood spot samples to assess adherence to medication has been reported. The World Health Organisation estimates that only half of the patients in the developed world take their medication as ...