In these austere times when the NHS is charged with delivering efficiency challenges of £120 bn, tackling non-adherence to medicines could be the single greatest innovation in reducing wastage and improving health outcomes for all. Non-adherence is a complex behaviour, driven by the beliefs that patients have about their condition and their treatment. The good [...]
Addressing poor adherence in rheumatoid arthritis - How GPs can help Rheumatoid arthritis patients with medication adherence Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects approximately 23.7 million individuals worldwide 1, making this a fairly common chronic condition. However, non-adherence rates for this patient group have been recorded as high as 80% 2-6. So, for GPs looking to help their patients achieve [...]
Cancer is listed amongst the four leading threats to physical health and well-being worldwide (WHO, 2008). It has been estimated that 21.4 million cases will be diagnosed each year and mortality rates will rise up to 13.2 million by 2030 (GLOBOCAN, 2008). The importance of patients taking their medication as prescribed, in order to optimise [...]
How to improve diabetes adherence: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 25.8 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. Diabetes medication adherence is a constant challenge for many reasons. Diabetes not only leads to kidney failure, amputations, and blindness, but it can lead to an early and painful death. Diabetes treatment options [...]
INTRODUCTION Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects an estimated 9.5% of the school-aged population in theUnited States. Children, teens and adults with ADHD struggle to manage domains of functioning that range across the lifespan from experiencing success in school to achieving fulfillment in work, from making friends in childhood to building social networks in adulthood, and from [...]
The Medication Non-Adherence Blog Committed to Addressing A Global Drug Problem Medication Non-Adherence is a global epidemic causing countless deaths and billions of dollars in health care system waste annually. The term Medication Adherence refers to the degree to which patients follow their doctor’s prescribed treatment plans. Non-Adherence describes a failure to take medications as prescribed. [...]
The desire to be healthy is a universal human trait – unfortunately, so is the tendency to bend the rules. The process of developing life-saving medications and getting them approved requires that the products demonstrate efficacy, safety and tolerability. On average, it takes 12 years and costs $800 million to develop an innovative new drug. [...]
Now more than ever, employers are taking steps to improve their employees’ health by making sure they take their medicines as prescribed, a move that could avoid more serious and costly health consequences. Medication compliance, sometimes referred to as medication adherence, is simply following a medicine treatment plan developed by an individual’s health care provider, [...]
Glossary of Frequently Used and Misunderstood Adherence Terminology Abuse: Chronically using drugs for non-medical purposes or using them in a way that is inconsistent with how they were prescribed, or when a person other than the intended recipient of the medication uses it. Adherence: The extent to which patients take the medications as prescribed by [...]
Bringing the Health Care Industry Together to Address Medication Non-Adherence. Medication Non-Adherence is a global epidemic causing countless deaths and billions of dollars in health care system waste annually. This blog was created to catalyze a national shift towards positive change as it relates to Medication Adherence by reaching people who are looking to: Understand [...]
Sustainable Change: Treatment Adherence in ADHD
INTRODUCTION Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects an estimated 9.5% of the school-aged population in theUnited States. Children, teens and adults with ADHD struggle to manage domains of functioning that range across the lifespan from experiencing success in school to achieving fulfillment in work, from making friends in childhood to building social networks in adulthood, and from [...]
Medication Compliance Is Top of Employers’ Minds
Now more than ever, employers are taking steps to improve their employees’ health by making sure they take their medicines as prescribed, a move that could avoid more serious and costly health consequences. Medication compliance, sometimes referred to as medication adherence, is simply following a medicine treatment plan developed by an individual’s health care provider, [...]
Fixing America’s Other Drug Problem
Bringing the Health Care Industry Together to Address Medication Non-Adherence. Medication Non-Adherence is a global epidemic causing countless deaths and billions of dollars in health care system waste annually. This blog was created to catalyze a national shift towards positive change as it relates to Medication Adherence by reaching people who are looking to: Understand [...]
How To Support Cancer Patients, Despite Side-Effects, To Persevere With Prescribed Treatment
Cancer is listed amongst the four leading threats to physical health and well-being worldwide (WHO, 2008). It has been estimated that 21.4 million cases will be diagnosed each year and mortality rates will rise up to 13.2 million by 2030 (GLOBOCAN, 2008). The importance of patients taking their medication as prescribed, in order to optimise [...]
The Heart Of The Non-Adherence Epidemic
In these austere times when the NHS is charged with delivering efficiency challenges of £120 bn, tackling non-adherence to medicines could be the single greatest innovation in reducing wastage and improving health outcomes for all. Non-adherence is a complex behaviour, driven by the beliefs that patients have about their condition and their treatment. The good [...]
Medication Non-Adherence Rates Of Up To 80% Recorded In RA Patients – How Can GPs Help?
Addressing poor adherence in rheumatoid arthritis - How GPs can help Rheumatoid arthritis patients with medication adherence Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects approximately 23.7 million individuals worldwide 1, making this a fairly common chronic condition. However, non-adherence rates for this patient group have been recorded as high as 80% 2-6. So, for GPs looking to help their patients achieve [...]
Medication Non-Adherence Awareness & Advocacy Addressing Medication Non-Adherence to Enhance Life The Adherence Advocate is an unprecedented awareness campaign that acts as a catalyst for addressing Medication-Non Adherence. We are a global community of doctors, thought leaders, associations
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