Medication adherence halves COPD patients’ hospitalisation risk

In a study of claims data for 13,557 COPD patients in Switzerland, patients with high medication adherence (daily medication reserve of 80% to 100%) are 51% less likely to incur exacerbation, than patients with the lowest medication adherence (daily medication reserve of 0% to 20%). The study shows that medication adherence varies strongly among Swiss […]