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Table 2 Morisky medication adherence scale

From: Nicolau syndrome with pemphigus vulgaris: a rare case report and review of literature

S. No.

Items

Yes

No

Patient’s response

1

Do you sometimes forget to take your medications?

0

1

0

2

Thinking over the past 2 weeks, were there any days when you did not take your medications?

0

1

0

3

Have you ever cut back or stopped taking your medications without telling your doctor, because you felt worse when you took it?

0

1

0

4

When your travel or leave home, do you forget to bring along your medications?

0

1

0

5

Did you forget to take your medications yesterday?

1

0

1

6

When you felt your health condition is under control, you stop taking your medications?

0

1

0

7

Taking medications every day is a real inconvenience for some people. Do your ever fee; hassled about sticking to your treatment plan?

0

1

1

8

How often do you have difficulty in remembering to take all medications?

Never/Rarely       0

Once in a while      1

Sometime      2

Usually      3

All the time       4

  

2

Total score

4

  1. Score 4 indicates low adherence [10].