Reported adherence by patients to their new medicine (measured using the NMS question and Morisky Eight-Item Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8)) for patients providing adherence data at both 10 and 26 weeks
| Adherent patients/total responses, n (%) | ||||
| NMS question (n=305) | MMAS-8 (n=191) | |||
| 10 weeks | 26 weeks | 10 weeks | 26 weeks | |
| Normal practice | 94/159 (59.1) | 94/159 (59.1) | 63/112 (56.3) | 62/112 (55.4) |
| NMS intervention | 102/146 (69.9) | 100/146 (68.5) | 57/79 (72.2) | 55/79 (69.6) |
NMS, New Medicine Service