Medication Adherence, Side Effects and Patient-Physician Interaction in Hypertension

Abstract: Background: Hypertension is a destroying incessant disease which has influenced patients from all aspects of the world and is rank third as a cause of disability adjusted life years. Objective: The primary objective of the current study is to examine the adherence to medications in patients undergoing hypertensive treatment and the adverse effect of that and the patients relationship with his/her physician. Method: We conducted a systemic review study that performed through Comprehensive literature search was performed in MEDLINE/PubMed and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled covering the time period from 1990 to July 2016 Conclusion: Adherence to prescribed medication is an imperative apparatus that can build treatment to be more viability, however literature has demonstrated that the rate of adherence in chronic diseases like hypertension is low and in this manner it is a critical issue in the treatment of diseases which require long-term plane of treatment. Keywords: Medication Adherence, Hypertension, MEDLINE/PubMed. Title: Medication Adherence, Side Effects and Patient-Physician Interaction in Hypertension Author: Amnah Ahmed Al Hwayji, Amel Almass Alblushi International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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