Modern compliance research is based on actual medication behavior, paying little heed to the patient's ideas, values, or attitudes. This paper describes a research project conducted to determine the patient's view of rational drug therapy—what it means for him/her. It begins to explore the issue of the reasons underlying medication behavior—the reality of the world patients live in.
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