Focusing on people of working age living with arthritis+ (arthritis and other diseases) this research:

• investigated the problems and their impacts, faced by people with arthritis+ when managing their medicines

• investigated the needs and preferences of people with arthritis+ to assist them to manage their medicines safely and effectively and

• compared the experiences of people with arthritis+ to those with other multi-morbidity disease combinations to identify potential interventions that woudl improve communication with, and support, consumers with arthritis+ and their carers in relation to medicines use and management