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. 2015 Aug 20;63(7):744–751. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2013.222

Table 3. Reasons for medication noncompliance in total study population.

No. Reason for skipping drug dose n %
1 I just forgot 381 60.0
2 I was not at home 288 45.4
3 I was short of the drug (I had used it all) 282 44.4
4 I had problems with medication timing 260 40.9
5 I take a number of drugs several times a day 251 39.5
6 The drug was not available due to short supply 228 35.9
7 I felt well 228 35.9
8 I wanted to avoid side effects 188 29.6
9 My doctor frequently changes my therapy 165 26.0
10 I felt the drug to be toxic/harmful 150 23.6
11 I was sleepy at medication time 145 22.8
12 I felt depressed or broken 145 22.8
13 I was afraid of developing drug dependence 143 22.5
14 I had a cold 133 20.9
15 The drug was too expensive 132 20.8
16 I did not want other people see me taking drug 79 12.4