When the Bottle Lies: Advances in Detecting Medication Adherence in Hypertension.

Authors

Januvi Jegatheswaran, Indranil Dasgupta

Published in

Advances in kidney disease and health. Aug 20, 2026. Epub Aug 20, 2026.

Abstract

Medication nonadherence is common among patients with chronic conditions including hypertension, contributing to increased cardiovascular risk and health care costs. Although indirect methods of assessing adherence are simple and inexpensive, they lack the accuracy of direct methods like direct observed therapy or chemical assays, which are more precise but less feasible, resource-intensive and costly for routine use. Identifying nonadherence is only the first step, effectively addressing it remains a significant challenge. This review explores current methods for detecting adherence in hypertension and outlines strategies to approach both intentional and unintentional nonadherence.

PMID:
42622580
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 20 Aug 2026.

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