"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) |
F01.100.150.750.500.600.500 F01.145.488.887.500.600.500 N05.300.150.800.500.600.500
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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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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Adherence" by people in Profiles.
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Brief Report: Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Can Substantially Reduce HIV Incidence in Los Angeles County: A Simulation Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Mar 01; 101(3):273-278.
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Measuring Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Stigma Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Western Kenya: Scale Development, Validation, and Associations with PrEP Adherence. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2025 Aug; 39(8):323-338.
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Evaluation of the Tu'Washindi Na PrEP Intervention to Reduce Gender-Based Violence and Increase Preexposure Prophylaxis Uptake and Adherence Among Kenyan Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Apr 01; 14:e55931.
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Applying implementation science frameworks to understand why fisherfolk continue or discontinue pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in Uganda: a qualitative analysis. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Jan 22; 10(1).
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A Qualitative Assessment of South Africa's Central Chronic Medication Dispensing and Distribution Program for Differentiated Antiretroviral Therapy Delivery in Umlazi Township, South Africa: Client Perspectives after 12 Months of Participation. AIDS Behav. 2025 Feb; 29(2):673-683.
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Effects of Antihypertensive Therapy During Pregnancy on Postpartum Blood Pressure Control. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Oct 01; 144(4):536-542.
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Correlates of Adherence to Oral and Vaginal Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Participating in the MTN-034/REACH Trial. AIDS Behav. 2024 Sep; 28(9):2990-3000.
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Culturally Relevant Africultural Coping Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Antiretroviral Adherence Among Sexual Minority Black Americans Living with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2024 Feb; 28(2):408-420.
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Loneliness Among Black/African American Adults Living with HIV: Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Correlates and Implications for Adherence. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 08; 11(4):2467-2474.
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Discrimination and adherence in a cross-sectional study of Latino sexual minority men with HIV: Coping with discrimination as a mediator and coping self-efficacy as a moderator. J Behav Med. 2023 12; 46(6):1057-1067.