Drug Adherence and Clinical Outcomes for Patients Under Pharmacological Therapy for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Related to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Population-based Cohort Study.

Adherence to pharmacological therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms is low and could affect clinical outcomes. Long-term use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors alone or in combination with alpha blockers was associated with an independent reduced risk of hospitalization for benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery.