Adherence
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Closely following (adhering to) a prescribed treatment regimen.
Requires a patient to take the correct dose of a drug at the correct time, exactly as prescribed. Failure to adhere to an anti-HIV treatment regimen can lead to virologic failure and drug resistance.Reference: AIDSinfo. Glossary. Internet. Accessed August 7, 2009. Available at http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/glossary/GlossaryDataCenterPage.aspx?fromLetter=A
