Adherencia al tratamiento del glaucoma en pacientes de una farmacia comunitaria Adherence to treatment for glaucoma in patients at a community pharmacy

摘要: Aims: To determine the degree of adherence to treatment for glaucoma and/or ocular hypertension and describe medication used in patients at a community pharmacy. Methods: A descriptive study carried out over 4 months (January-April 2012) pharmacy Benalmadena (Malaga) with who came their medication. Those agreed take part were given survey which included: patient details, details medicines indirect methods assess compliance (self-reporting according Haynes-Sackett Morisky-Green test). Results: Thirty six included. Adherence was 66.7% self-reported 50% test. The most-dispensed pharmacological group that prostaglandin analogues 36.1% as monotherapy