Recent studies on the effectiveness of patient information tools and methods confirm that what patients want and what they get are sometimes widely at odds. As the paternalistic notion of “compliance” is evolving into the patient-centred concept of “adherence,” new data and guidelines may help us to address our patients' wants and needs for medication information. This in turn supports patients in their own health and medication management.
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