TY - JOUR T1 - Response to: ‘Supporting adherence for people starting a new medication for a long-term condition through community pharmacies: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the New Medicine Service’ by Elliott <em>et al</em> JF - BMJ Quality &amp; Safety JO - BMJ Qual Saf SP - e10 LP - e10 DO - 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005465 VL - 26 IS - 4 AU - Joseph Bush Y1 - 2017/04/01 UR - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/26/4/e10.abstract N2 - The literature concerning the effectiveness of community pharmacy-based interventions is notable for its lack of high quality randomised studies. The publication by Elliott et al1 of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) examining the effectiveness of the New Medicine Service (NMS—a service designed to improve adherence to newly prescribed medications for long-term conditions) is therefore welcome.The paper states that ‘the study is reported according to Consolidated Standards of Reporting … ER -