Pharmacy-based interventions to reduce primary medication non-adherence
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Background: Non-adherence to essential chronic medications is common and leads to substantial morbidity, mortality, and avoidable healthcare costs. Recent studies have recognized the frequency of primary non-adherence, when patients do not fill their first prescription for a new medication. Little is known about what interventions could reduce rates of primary non-adherence. We evaluated two interventions implemented by a large pharmacy chain attempting to reduce primary non-adherence to cardiovascular medications.
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