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Research Article: Perspective and Experience of Patients with Aplastic Anemia on Medication Adherence

Date Published: 2023-09-06

Abstract:
Aplastic anemia is a refractory haematologic disease characterized by pancytopenia and hypocellular bone marrow. The incidence of this disease is per million in Western countries and up to per million in Asia. Notably, chronic aplastic anemia accounts for / of these cases. Oral immunosuppressive therapy, such as cyclosporin A (CsA), is often used as the initial treatment for aplastic anemia, with the addition of eltrombopag and androgen. A long-term treatment, at least six months, is often required in aplastic anemia. Therefore, applying the above oral agents at home is inevitable, where direct supervisions of drug administration from healthcare providers are unavailable. Thus, posing the problem of medication adherence to the patients.

Introduction:
Aplastic anemia is a refractory haematologic disease characterized by pancytopenia and hypocellular bone marrow. The incidence of this disease is per million in Western countries and up to per million in Asia. Notably, chronic aplastic anemia accounts for / of these cases. Oral immunosuppressive therapy, such as cyclosporin A (CsA), is often used as the initial treatment for aplastic anemia, with the addition of eltrombopag and androgen. A long-term treatment, at least six months, is often required in aplastic…

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