Medical Adherence – Why do we care?
Medical adherence is the number one big concern for health care in the United States
Inadequate adherence has been linked to poor health outcomes and additional illness.
The reasons patients do not take medications as prescribed vary, including side effects, inability to afford copays, lack of clarity about the benefits of these therapies and elaborate medication regimens from multiple providers that are difficult to manage and understand.
Medical adherence has been linked to better health outcomes.
