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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Bone. 2013 Mar 15;55(1):1–6. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.03.003

Table 3.

Physician-reported factors that influence adherence with osteoporosis medications (ranked by percentage of respondents)

Percentage of
respondents
Question: Please rank up to 5 factors (1 being most important) you believe would help motivate or increase patient adherence to prescription medication for the treatment of osteoporosis
  Lower cost of medication 78.7
  Medication with fewer side effects 75.3
  Less frequent dosing 48.4
  More convenient dosing forms 45.7
  Patient involvement in treatment 43.1
Question: Please rank up to 5 reasons (1 being the top reason) you believe patients do not adhere, meaning patients do not regularly take, their prescribed osteoporosis medication therapy
  Side effects of medication 89.4
  Affordability of medication 86.7
  Patient forgets to take medication 70.2
  Results of medication are not apparent 58.5
  Drug safety 56.6