Step-by-step instructions
- Enter or select Doses taken.
- Enter or select Doses scheduled.
- Tap Calculate.
- Review the result shown directly below the calculator.
Medication Adherence Rate Calculator
Calculate medication adherence rate calculator from doses taken and doses scheduled.
How to use the Medication Adherence Rate Calculator
Calculate medication adherence rate calculator from doses taken and doses scheduled.
What the inputs mean
- Doses taken
- Enter the value requested by this field label.
- Doses scheduled
- Enter the value requested by this field label.
Formula or calculation method
Doses taken is divided by Doses scheduled and the result is multiplied by 100 to express the relationship as a percentage.
Example
For example, if Doses taken is 25 and Doses scheduled is 100, the calculated result is 25%.
How to understand the result
The result is a percentage. A higher or lower percentage has different meaning depending on the calculator, so compare it with the goal, limit, benchmark, or historical value relevant to your situation.
Tip: Keep all values in compatible units and use values from the same time period when the calculator compares two amounts.