How compliant are you with your asthma medication regimen? Depending on where you look, noncompliance with asthma regimens ranges from 10-46%. According to Katie M Buston and Stuart F Wood of the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, Scotland, patients commonly cite the following as reasons for non-compliance:

  • forgetfulness
  • belief that asthma medication is ineffective
  • denial that one is an asthmatic
  • difficulty using asthma inhalers
  • inconvenience
  • fear of medication side effects
  • embarrassment and laziness

So how compliant are you? Leave a comment here or go to the forum to participate in the discussion.

Other Information About Medication Compliance

  • Do Your Beliefs About Inhaled Steroids Affect Your Compliance?
  • How Often Do You Forget Your Asthma Medication?

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