Medication adherence: a call for action

• Poor adherence to efficacious cardiovascular-related medications has led to considerable morbidity, mortality, and avoidable health care costs. This article provides results of a recent think-tank meeting in which various stakeholder groups representing key experts from consumers, community health providers, the academic community, decision-making government officials (Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, etc), and industry scientists met to evaluate the current status of medication adherence and provide recommendations for improving outcomes. Below, we review the magnitude of the problem of medication adherence, prevalence, impact, and cost. We then summarize proven effective approaches and conclude with a discussion of recommendations to address this growing and significant public health issue of medication nonadherence.

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Cardiovascular Agents/economics/*therapeutic use

Cardiovascular Diseases/*drug therapy/economics/epidemiology

Community Health Services/*methods

Community Pharmacy Services/*organization & administration

Drug Costs

Fees

Pharmaceutical/trends

Humans

Medication Adherence/*statistics & numerical data

Morbidity/trends

Survival Rate/trends

United States/epidemiology

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