Medication Usage Adherence Measure

An Medication Usage Adherence Measure is a medical therapeutic adherence measure for a medication protocol.

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• Example(s):
  • a Clinical Trial Drug Treatment Adherence Measure.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Medical Device Usage Adherence (for a medical device).
• See: Clinical Trial Engagement Measure, Developed Countries, Asthma, Diabetes.

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References

2021

• https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/health/VOM_DrugAdherence.pdf
  • QUOTE: ... While many dollars are spent on patient care, the desired outcomes are not always achieved; one reason for this is poor drug adherence. According to one report, an estimated third to one-half of all patients in the U.S. do not take their medications as prescribed by their doctors.2 Poor drug adherence can adversely affect the trajectory of a disease, and the increase in medical services necessary to ameliorate those effects can be costly. ...

2009

• New England Healthcare Institute. (2009). “Thinking Outside the Pillbox: A System-Wide Approach to Improving Patient Medication Adherence for Chronic Disease." New England Healthcare Institute.

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