For patients managing chronic conditions, medication adherence plays a crucial role in successful treatment. However, adherence rates are alarmingly low, with only about 50% of patients consistently ...

Medication affordability is at a tipping point. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention painted a stark picture of a grim situation unfolding across the US. There are 9 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than half of people with bipolar disorder had at least one non-dispensed prescription mood stabilizer or ...

Medication non-adherence is a major societal problem with serious clinical and economic consequences, associated with 200,000 deaths and 125 billion euros of costs annually in Europe. Studies show ...

Medication non-compliance is a huge issue in public health because not taking medications means that people do not maintain health, they risk more serious health problems, and they complicate the ...

Despite a declining trend, the number of adults in the U.S. who say they did not adhere to their asthma treatment because of costs remains high, according to an observational study. From 2011-2022, ...

Most patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) showed partial non-adherence to antidiabetic therapy, with about one fourth of those prescribed an SGLT2 inhibitor not taking it. Partial non-adherence rose ...

According to a review in the Annals of Internal Medicine, 20 to 30 percent of medication prescriptions are never filled, and approximately 50 percent of medications for chronic disease are not taken ...

Medicare beneficiaries with heart disease or major cardiovascular risk factors reported less cost-related medication non-adherence-skipping or reducing doses, delaying prescription fills or foregoing ...