Common Reasons for Drug Non-Compliance in Patients who are attending Out- Patients Clinics in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia in 2022
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Abstract
Background:
Medication noncompliance has a significant effect on morbidity, mortality, and ease of living in patients. Non-compliance may be associated with patient demographics, the complexity of the drug regimen, dosage frequency, adverse effects, or some combination of these. Medication noncompliance morbidities and mortalities worldwide and medication compliance is crucial in achieving target patient complication and control of diseases. Dose compliance (also known as dose adherence) means the strict commitment of the patient to the medication dosage regimen as prescribed. Therefore, dose delay or omission, therapy dis continuation, or even shifting to a different regimen at the patient’s discretion is considered dose noncompliance or non-adherence. In diseases requiring long-term or life-long treatment, dose adherence is a serious issue. Non-adherence can lead to drug plasma concentration undershoot (i.e., trough below minimum effective concentration) or overshoot.
Aim of the study: To assessment of the Common reasons for drug non-compliance in patients who are attending out- patient's clinics in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia in 2022.
Method: cross sectional study conducted at outpatient clinics in Al-Aklas primary health care center in Makkah Al-Mukarramah Saudi Arabia in Sample population consists of Saudi out patients aged 20 to 60 years attending. Our total participants were (200).
Results: majority the age majority of the study groups were in the age range of (20 - 40%) years were (40.0%) , regarding the gender many of the respondents were male (70.0 %) while female were (30.0%). Regarding the education status, the majority of the respondents had University degree were (42.0%), while Occupation the most of the participants answer yes were (65.0%). Regarding the income the majority of them had incomes from more than 9000SR were (33.0%).
Conclusion: A high prevalence of non – compliance is still a problem in the treatment of patients, particularly those who had positive risk factors. Further studies are needed to reduce noncompliance through various ways and means. The study also highlights that the interaction of the various factors has not been studied systematically. Drug non-compliance not only includes patient compliance with medication but a lot of factors For example also with diet, exercise, or life style changes .