Medication Adherence

Is SNAP the Solution to Healthcare’s Medication Adherence Woes?

February 27, 2024 - Connecting patients experiencing food insecurity with SNAP benefits could improve medication adherence by as much as nearly 14 percent, according to new data from The Ohio State University. The study, spearheaded by researchers from the University’s Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, showed that SNAP’s impact is primarily salient among a...

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How GoodRx Brings Low Drug Costs in Vexing Healthcare Landscape

by Sara Heath

The cost of healthcare is getting to be a nearly insurmountable problem for patients, leaving the healthcare consumer with a pretty hefty homework assignment if they want to get the best buy for their services and medications. At GoodRx,...

Top Strategies for Improving Medication Adherence Rates

by Sara Heath

Treating an acute or chronic illness doesn’t end with prescribing a drug or a treatment. Rather, achieving ideal clinical outcomes requires patients to actually take the prescription and strong medication adherence. Medication...

How Data Informs Patient-Centered Medication Adherence Work

by Sara Heath

For Armando Hinojosa, MD, the data used to flag medication adherence isn’t the end-all, be-all. Indeed, medication trackers are important tools for making sure his patients at the Laredo, Texas-based SeniorMed get the...

Cost a Barrier to Medication Adherence, But Price Estimates May Help

by Sara Heath

One in five patients experience some cost-related barrier to medication adherence, a new JAMA Network Open report showed, meaning their drugs are too expensive for them to take as...

Bad Economy Adds to Longstanding Cost, Medication Adherence Problems

by Sara Heath

The economic downturn is hitting healthcare hard, with new reports showing that medication adherence is taking a hit while consumers find themselves strapped for cash. In a recent survey of over 1,000...

Medication Adherence Rates Sink, Renew Calls for Cost and Policy Change

by Sara Heath

Medication adherence remains a problem for chronic disease management, with new data in JAMA Network Open showing that around one in five adults with diabetes did not maintain use of glucose-lowering...

$35 Cap on Insulin Could Boost Medication Adherence, Satisfaction

by Sara Heath

The Inflation Reduction Act’s $35 cap on insulin cost-sharing is poised to improve patient satisfaction, medication adherence, and prescription affordability, according to a research note...

Does Mental Health, Depression Impact Medication Adherence?

by Sara Heath

New research out of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has found a link between a mental health diagnosis of depression and medication adherence, underscoring the need for better...

Mobile Healthcare Pilot Bolsters Chronic Disease Medication Adherence

by Sarai Rodriguez

An integrated mobile healthcare program focused on patient transitions from hospital to home was able to improve the likelihood of chronic disease medication adherence for patients with lung and heart...

Patient Education, Nurses Cut Medication Adherence Woes by A Third

by Sara Heath

A group of researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine may have cracked the code on medication adherence, outlining two viable options involving patient education and nurse feedback to increase the number...

Nearly 90% of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Lack Medication Access

by Sarai Rodriguez

The United States overdose epidemic continues to worsen, but most patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) lack potentially life-saving medication access, according to new findings published in the...

Overlooked Medication Reviews for Older Adults Pose Patient Safety Risks

by Sarai Rodriguez

Older adults could have better medication management, yet most are missing out on medication reviews which can reduce patient risk and improve prescription costs, according to researchers from the...

How Patient Engagement, Outreach Support Medication Adherence to PrEP

by Sara Heath

With the right combination of patient engagement, patient outreach, and medication adherence, Paul Lovely, the executive director at the CARE Center at Dignity Health, said it's completely realistic to tamp down on...

How Pharmacists Can Help Address Social Determinants of Health

by Sara Heath

The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has issued a new resource guide to help pharmacists navigate certain social determinants of health that might crop up when a patient visits the...

High Drug Costs Bar Care Access, Medication Adherence for 13M Adults

by Sara Heath

High drug costs served as a care access and medication adherence barrier for nearly 13 million adults before the pandemic, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Urban...

Cost, Poor Communication Key Barriers to Medication Adherence

by Sara Heath

Drug costs, patient education, and patient-provider communication are leading factors in poor medication adherence, according to new data published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics...

How Does Medication Synchronization Support Medication Adherence?

by Sara Heath

Medication adherence is a billion-dollar problem in the United States, stemming in large part from challenges to medication management. Leading the charge in overcoming the problem is medication...

Using Social Determinants of Health to Drive Medication Adherence

by Sara Heath

Prescribed medication is essential to treating and managing disease, but a lack of medication adherence is limiting the effectiveness of treatment and costing patients their lives and contributing to hundreds of billions of dollars in...

Patient Education, Communication Key for Medication Adherence

by Sara Heath

Strong patient-provider communication, patient education, and lower costs can help patients more confidently manage and take their medications, according to a recent survey from DrFirst. The survey of...