ESTIMATING EFFECTS OF MEDICAL TREATMENT ADHERENCE, LIFE QUALITY AND PATIENTS’ EXPENDITURES FOR EFFICIENCY OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY
The patient adherence to medical treatment remains a major problem in chronic disease management, for example in case of arterial hypertension. The latest medical investigations confirm that the regular arterial blood pressure monitoring results in the reduction of mortality stem from cardiovascular complications. The medical compliance can depend on both pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of a drug, and on drug-induced changes in patient life quality. This parameter can vary from one age group to another. The price of the medication also determines the adherence to a certain antihypertensive drug. In selecting an optimal cost-effective drug, it is recommended to not only allow for the cost of achievement of a target level of arterial pressure but also potential expenditures for an additional therapy and risks for side effects.