A Synchronized Prescription Refill Program Improved Medication Adherence

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An integrated pharmacy-based program improved medication prescription and adherence rates in diabetes patients.

A substantial threat to the overall health of the American public is nonadherence to medications used to treat diabetes, as well as physicians' failure to initiate patients' use of those medications. To address this problem, we evaluated an integrated, pharmacy-based program to improve patients' adherence and physicians' initiation rates. The study included 5,123 patients with diabetes in the i...

Comparison of various measures for assessing medication refill adherence using prescription data.

BACKGROUND Several measures using prescription data have been developed for estimating medication refill adherence. Few studies have made direct comparisons, and little is known about the accuracy of these measures in patients on a multiple-drug regimen. PURPOSE To compare different calculation methods using prescription data for assessing refill adherence. METHOD An observational cohort st...

Community pharmacy automatic refill program improves adherence to maintenance therapy and reduces wasted medication.

OBJECTIVES Automatic prescription refill programs are a popular means of improving medication adherence. A concern is the potential for prescription drug wastage and unnecessary healthcare spending. We evaluated the impact of an automatic refill program on patterns of medication use. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective propensity score matched cohort study with multivariable generalized linear modelin...

An Exploratory Model of Medication Refill Adherence Behavior

AN EXPLORATORY MODEL OF MEDICATION REFILL ADHERENCE BEHAVIOR by Gayle Holmes Payne Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States with over 15.8 million Americans suffering from the chronic disease (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007). Adherence to medication regimens has been identified as a key mediator between medical practice and patient outc...