How often do pharmacology textbooks address medication adherence?

Figures & data

Figure 1. Total number of occurrences of adherence, excretion and bioavailability in each textbook.

Figure 2. Percentage of chapters in which adherence, excretion and bioavailability were mentioned in each textbook.

Table 1. How often adherence, excretion and bioavailability are mentioned in each textbook.

	Adherence	Excretion	Bioavailability
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (66 chapters)
Total # times mentioned	81	435	172
# chapters mentioned	27	60	38
% chapters mentioned	41	91	58
Goodman & Gilmans: The Pharmacologic Basis of Therapeutics (67 chapters)
Total # times mentioned	77	818	263
# chapters mentioned	28	57	45
% chapters mentioned	42	85	67
A Pharmacology Primer (14 chapters)
Total # times mentioned	12	29	32
# chapters mentioned	1	3	4
% chapters mentioned	7	25	33