Incident prescriptions for common cardiovascular medications: comparison of recent versus pre-2020 medication adherence and discontinuation in three universal health care systems
Despite significant health system disruptions since 2020, recent adherence to incident cardiovascular prescriptions was similar or better than before and rates of medication discontinuation were lower. However, interventions are still needed to improve existing, suboptimal adherence.
Authors
- Cynthia A. Jackevicius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5274-7251)
- Colleen M. Norris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6793-9333)
- Anna Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4614-7684)
- Amy Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7276-9551)
- Douglas S. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7078-745X)
- Jessalyn K. Holodinsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1748-5211)
- Moira K. Kapral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3444-9928)
- Raed A. Joundi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9554-0701)
- Manav V. Vyas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2953-2540)
- Noreen Kamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5957-2183)
- Mukesh Kumar
- Michael D. Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6269-1543)
- Candace D. McNaughton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0095-9134)
- Nadia Khan
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research (CA)
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute (CA)
- Western University of Health Sciences (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-025-04492-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Alberta Health Services
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research