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Medication adherence resources
Explore Adherlo guides for medication adherence, reminder apps, smart pillboxes, care facilities, clinical trials, and insurers.
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Medication adherence resources
Medication adherence
01How to improve medication adherence
A practical guide to routines, reminders, packaging, connected tracking, and shared support that helps people take medication as prescribed.
Explore guideMedication app
02What to expect from a medication reminder app
Compare the features that make a reminder app useful: clear schedules, helpful notifications, intake history, caregiver support, privacy, and optional pillbox connectivity.
Explore guideSmart pillbox
03Choosing a smart pillbox for seniors
Learn which smart pillbox features matter for older adults, caregivers, families, and care teams managing complex medication routines.
Explore guideMedication reminders
04Medication reminders for pills, tablets, capsules, and drops
Build clear reminders for solid and liquid medication while keeping each medicine’s instructions, timing, and intake record distinct.
Explore guideMedication planning
05How to create a medication schedule and track intakes
Turn prescribed instructions into a clear routine with medication names, intake times, reminders, and a reviewable taken-or-skipped history.
Explore guideCaregivers
06Medication management for caregivers
Create respectful shared routines with clear responsibilities, useful reminders, exception-based follow-up, and privacy boundaries.
Explore guideChoosing a tool
07Medication reminder app vs pill organizer vs smart pillbox
Compare simple organizers, reminder apps, and connected pillboxes by schedule complexity, tracking needs, storage, and caregiver visibility.
Explore guideSwiss healthcare
08Medication adherence in Switzerland: why it remains a major health challenge
Swiss university research shows why adherence is a care-system issue shaped by routines, communication, treatment complexity, measurement, and professional support.
Explore guideAdherence measurement
09Medication adherence: a healthcare blind spot we can measure better
Why prescriptions, refills, self-reports, and electronic events reveal different parts of medication use—and why no single signal proves ingestion or outcomes.
Explore guideFree medication app
10How a free medication reminder and management app may support adherence
What a free app can realistically add: clear schedules, useful reminders, taken-or-skipped tracking, history, and an optional connected pillbox—without outcome promises.
Explore guideCare facilities
11Medication adherence management for care facilities
A guide for institutions that need medication routines, exception alerts, dashboards, adherence records, and support workflows across many residents or patients.
Explore guideClinical trials
12Clinical trial adherence monitoring
Understand how adherence monitoring can support trial data quality, participant routines, protocol visibility, and remote follow-up without overstating what the data proves.
Explore guideInsurance
13Medication adherence and insurance costs
See why medication adherence matters for insurers, chronic disease support, prevention programs, affordability, trust, and avoidable healthcare costs.
Explore guideEvidence library
Medication adherence sources and research
Explore verified Swiss, European, and global authorities, clinical guidelines, and peer-reviewed research used across Adherlo resources.
These sources provide general information about medication adherence and safety. They do not demonstrate clinical outcomes specific to Adherlo and should not replace advice from a qualified healthcare professional. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before changing prescribed treatment.
28 sourcesSources checked 31 July 2026
SwitzerlandPeer-reviewed2024
Concordance between dispensing and electronic adherence monitoring
University of Basel
Swiss secondary analysis comparing pharmacy dispensing with electronic monitoring in a small anticoagulant study population; useful for measurement context, not population-wide conclusions.
Open sourceSwitzerlandPeer-reviewed2021
Digital medication adherence support: can providers recommend apps?
University of Geneva and University of Lausanne
Swiss university evaluation of medication-adherence apps and patient search terms. Its small sample and 2021 app market limit current product comparisons, and it calls for long-term clinical studies.
Open sourceSwitzerlandPeer-reviewed2025
Exploring the fit between free adherence apps and users’ needs
University of Basel / JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Swiss mixed-methods study of nine freely available adherence apps. It found that app outputs only partly matched user needs and supports apps as complements to professional care, not replacements.
Open sourceSwitzerlandAuthority2025
Helsana Arzneimittelreport 2025
Helsana
Swiss medication-cost and dispensing context. The report does not measure Adherlo outcomes or establish that reminders reduce costs.
Open sourceSwitzerlandPeer-reviewed2015
Interdisciplinary Medication Adherence Program in Switzerland
University of Geneva and University of Lausanne
Peer-reviewed description of a Swiss university-community-pharmacy program combining patient interviews, electronic monitoring, and interprofessional feedback.
Open sourceSwitzerlandPeer-reviewed2022
Medication adherence evaluated through electronic monitors in Switzerland
University of Geneva and University of Lausanne
Longitudinal Swiss analysis using electronic-container openings as an implementation proxy in 118 supported patients; the records do not confirm ingestion and are not nationally representative.
Open sourceSwitzerlandAuthority
Medicines and medical devices
Federal Office of Public Health
Official overview of Swiss therapeutic-products policy, safety, quality, supply, and medical-device regulation.
Open sourceSwitzerlandAuthority
Mittel- und Gegenständeliste (MiGeL)
Federal Office of Public Health
Official Swiss reimbursement context for means and devices. Inclusion does not imply that Adherlo is reimbursed.
Open sourceSwitzerlandAuthority2025
National action plan for medication safety
Federal Office of Public Health
Official Swiss program context for prioritizing medication safety and reducing medication-management errors.
Open sourceSwitzerlandAuthority
Swiss compulsory health insurance cost sharing
Federal Office of Public Health
Official Swiss cost-sharing context for affordability discussions; it is not evidence that a specific adherence product reduces insurance spending.
Open sourceSwitzerlandAuthority2025
Therapeutic Products Act revision: medication safety
Federal Office of Public Health
Official 2025 Swiss policy proposal covering electronic prescriptions and medication plans; implementation details may change during the legislative process.
Open sourceEuropeAuthority2022
EMA Clinical Trials Information System
European Medicines Agency
Official description of CTIS and its role in EU and EEA trial authorization, oversight, and public transparency.
Open sourceEuropeAuthority2014
EMA Clinical Trials Regulation
European Medicines Agency
Official EU and EEA regulatory context for clinical-trial authorization and sponsor obligations; not evidence of product effectiveness.
Open sourceEuropeGuideline2009
Medicines adherence: involving patients in decisions
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Clinical guideline supporting patient involvement, practical problem-solving, and non-judgmental adherence conversations.
Open sourceGlobalPeer-reviewed2012
A new taxonomy for describing and defining adherence to medications
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Peer-reviewed taxonomy defining initiation, implementation, and discontinuation to make adherence terminology more precise.
Open sourceGlobalSystematic review2026
Challenges and strategies of informal caregivers in medication management
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Mixed-method systematic review of caregiver challenges and strategies; it highlights varied practices and does not validate one universal workflow.
Open sourceGlobalSystematic review2020
Do mobile apps designed to support medication adherence demonstrate efficacy?
BMJ Open
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials finding possible benefits while calling for larger and longer studies.
Open sourceGlobalSystematic review2020
Effectiveness of mobile applications on medication adherence
Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy
Systematic review and meta-analysis of app interventions in chronic disease; results were promising but evidence quality and study duration limit certainty.
Open sourceGlobalSystematic review2026
Effects of medication reminder technologies for home-dwelling older citizens
Age and Ageing
Systematic review reporting mixed evidence: some clinical benefits, limited cost evidence, and a need for more high-quality research.
Open sourceGlobalGuideline2018
ESPACOMP Medication Adherence Reporting Guideline (EMERGE)
Annals of Internal Medicine
Peer-reviewed reporting guideline for consistent medication-adherence concepts, measurement, analysis, and reporting.
Open sourceGlobalPeer-reviewed2020
How the EMERGE guideline can improve clinical trials
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Peer-reviewed discussion of adherence measurement, analysis, and interpretation in clinical trials; not evidence for a specific monitoring product.
Open sourceGlobalSystematic review2023
Key features of smart medication adherence products
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Scoping review comparing hardware and software features across smart adherence products; it catalogs products rather than proving clinical outcomes.
Open sourceGlobalPeer-reviewed2017
Medication management apps: usable by older adults?
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Peer-reviewed usability evaluation identifying navigation, visibility, and transparency challenges in reminder apps for older adults.
Open sourceGlobalAuthority2019
Medication Safety in Polypharmacy
World Health Organization
Technical report on appropriate polypharmacy, medication review, shared records, and collaboration with patients and caregivers.
Open sourceGlobalAuthority2019
Medication Safety in Transitions of Care
World Health Organization
Technical report on medication discrepancies during care transitions, information quality, patient involvement, and measurement.
Open sourceGlobalAuthority2003
WHO Adherence to Long-Term Therapies
World Health Organization
Foundational global reference describing adherence as a multi-factor process rather than a single patient behavior.
Open sourceGlobalAuthority2017
WHO Medication Without Harm
World Health Organization
Global medication-safety context for preventable harm and safer systems; not an Adherlo outcome claim.
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