Adherence to previously prescribed pharmacotherapy in patients undergoing planned inpatient treatment: first results of the PRIMULA study

Aim. To assess adherence to previously prescribed pharmacotherapy among patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases admitted for elective inpatient treatment at a federal medical research center. Material and methods. PRIMULA is a cross-sectional observational study conducted at the National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine from February 19, 2025 to February 19, 2026. The study included patients admitted to the emergency departmentwho agreed to complete the adherence questionnaire of the National Society of Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy (NSEBP) and signed informed consent for personal data processing. The questionnaire consisted of 3 modules and required 5-7 minutes to complete. This article presents a preliminary analysis of the data collected during the first 6 months of the study. Results. Among 3,006 patients, men accounted for 53.6%; the median age was 65 [55;72] years. A total of 1,690 (56.2%) patients were married, 453 (15.1%) were smokers, 724 (24.1%) had a disability, and 1,119 (37.2%) were employed. Before hospitalisation, 849 (28.2%) patients had not been followed up in healthcare institutions, 1,318 (43.8%) had been followed up at their local outpatient clinic, 38 (1.3%) at a research clinic, and 801 (26.7%) at other medical institutions of various profiles (p