One-third of stroke patients ditch meds within a year
Only around half are fully adherent, says lead researcher Dr Monique Kilkenny (PhD)
26th September 2019
By Lydia Hales
Up to one-third of patients who have experienced an ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke, or a TIA, discontinue preventive medications within the first year after the event, according to the largest Australian study of its kind.
Dr Monique Kilkenny (PhD).
In the study, presented at a stroke conference in mid-September, researchers found four out of five patients were dispensed one or more antihypertensive,