Table 2.

Reasons for skipping prescribed dose(s) of medication

Reason (%)	Total n=321
I simply forgot	43
I was experiencing side effects	22
I was feeling better	15
Safety concerns	13
I did not think the treatment was working	12
Treatment did not make me feel better	11
I was no longer feeling better	10
I could no longer afford treatment	8
Reasons that were beyond my control	11
Other	11
Not sure/do not recall	8

Notes: All patients who had taken a disease-modifying therapy prescription medication and skipped doses answered the following question: “Which of the following, if any, are reasons why you skip doses of your disease-modifying medication? Please select all that apply.”