Any medical professional, especially pharmacists, will tell you a drug is no good if you don’t take it. Often times we focus on the cost of these medications, but today we are going to focus on a hidden cost associated with non-compliance. Medication non-compliance is an issue that costs the American Healthcare System over $100 billion and 89,000 deaths each year. Medication compliance is an issue that plagues us all, young and old. Whether it is due to a busy lifestyle or pure forgetfulness, we wanted to highlight a product today that goes beyond putting pills in a box labeled for each day of the week. This product offers a full suite of information for the user, including a box for each time of the day to measure out doses, a chart for each pill telling what it is and … Continue reading
Medication Adherence
There are many factors partly responsible for patient non-adherence to their prescription drug therapy. A few of the big ones include rationing of both medication and money, lost medication, and just plain forgetfulness. In a recent study by Boehringer Ingelheim, medication non-adherence accounts for 125,000 deaths and more than $100 billion in additional healthcare spending annually. These are dangerous numbers, and ones that are 100% avoidable if you do your part! The medications you are given each month can do wonders to your health, but only if you take them as directed. For many people, this is easier said than done. Each month millions of Americans make tough financial choices, many directly related to their health. A few all to familiar examples we see include Medicare Part-D patients falling into the doughnut hole or coverage gap, a lost medication by a … Continue reading
