Medical research, new drugs, trials, double blind experiments, exhaustive reviews, FDA, TGA, years in med school, exacting professional standards, caring for the patient, continuing professional development, teams of highly trained specialists, the whole towering edifice - immpressive huh?

But all useless unless the patient actually takes the damned pill.

#PatientCompliance - The crux of pharmacological medicine.

#NotVerySexy #Compliance #SlopInTheSystem