Does drug dispensing influence patients’ medication knowledge and medication adherence? A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMC health services research Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 172 - 17
• Main Authors: Santana, Elizabete Priscila Costa, Javarini, Haidelucia Rodrigues Vieira, de Araújo, Dyego Carlos Souza Anacleto, Cerqueira-Santos, Sabrina, Reis, Tiago Marques, dos Santos-Junior, Genival Araujo, Rocha, Kérilin Stancine Santos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29.01.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Boolean; Clinical trials; Community Pharmacy Services; Content analysis; Counseling; Dispensing; Drug stores; Drug therapy; Drugs; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health literacy; Humans; Influence; Integrated library systems-ILS; Intervention; Knowledge; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Medication Adherence; Medicine; Meta-analysis; Patient compliance; Patient Medication Knowledge; Patient satisfaction; Patient’s Medication Knowledge; Pharmaceutical research; Pharmacist; Pharmacists; Questionnaires; Systematic Review; Brazil; Dispensing; Medication Adherence; Patient’s Medication Knowledge; Pharmacist

Inadequate medication knowledge and medication nonadherence by patients are considered an issue in healthcare, as they can lead to negative outcomes, such as therapeutic failures and hospitalization. Even though drug dispensing, which has pharmacist counseling as a core element, is a service traditi...