[COMPLIANCE OF PATIENTS WITH PRESCRIBED MEDICATION AS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR OF TREATMENT EFFICIENCY].

The available data give evidence of importance of compliance with prescribed recommendations for the enhancement of treatment efficiency including lifestyle modification, abandoning vicious habits, adoption of dietary constraints, avoidance of stressful situations, etc. Of special importance is compliance with the prescribed drug doses, modes (before and during meals) and duration of treatment, etc. The importance of doctor-patient cooperation is exemplified by compliance with therapeutic modalities prescribed for the treatment of acid-dependent diseases (gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer etc.). The causes of poor compliance and ways toward its improvement are discussed.