Learning Objectives

• Describe the term ‘medication adherence’ and compare with ‘medication compliance’
• Describe the factors that influence a patient’s ability to take their medications
• Describe Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme expenditure disparities in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population and rural and remote populations
• Outline strategies and policies to increase medication adherence at the individual and population level
• Explain the term 'quality use of medicines'
• Describe what a placebo is, and the importance of ‘not doing something’ in certain health care situations

Medication Adherence

• what is medication adherence?
• what is medication compliance?
• which term is preferred? why?
• what are the different dimensions and factors impacting medication adherence?
• what does medication non-adherence look like?
• why can even educated people become non-adherent?
• what framework can you use to improve medication adherence?
• what is the placebo effect?
• what is a nocebo effect? examples?

Medication Use

• what inequities are seen in in PBS/ MBS expenditure?