Why the study?
The level of medication adherence to DOAC and factors affecting it are not fully understood in Japanese patients with NVAF in real-world clinical practice.
Japanese NVAF patients taking DOACs have excellent short-term medication adherence, but pharmacists should target interventions for patients with low medication knowledge to further improve adherence.
High real-world DOAC adherence in Japanese NVAF patients supports pharmacist focus on medication knowledge; leaves open whether interventions improve clinical outcomes.
Excellent medication adherence to direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) is crucial for the prognostic improvement of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). However, the level of medication adherence to DOAC and factors affecting medication adherence are not fully understood in Japanese patients in real-world clinical practice.
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