CDC Grand Rounds: Improving Medication Adherence for Chronic Disease Management — Innovations and Opportunities

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Neiman, Andrea B. ; Ruppar, Todd ; Ho, Michael ; Garber, Larry ; Weidle, Paul J. ; Hong, Yuling ; George, Mary G. ; Thorpe, Phoebe G.
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Adherence to prescribed medications is associated with improved clinical outcomes for chronic disease management and reduced Mortality from chronic conditions (1). Conversely, nonadherence is associated with higher rates of hospital admissions, suboptimal health outcomes, increased morbidity and Mortality, and increased health care costs (2). In the United States, 3.8 billion prescriptions are written annually (3). Approximately one in five new prescriptions are never filled, and among those filled, approximately 50% are taken incorrectly, particularly with regard to timing, dosage, frequency, and duration (4). Whereas rates of nonadherence across the United States have remained relatively stable, direct health care costs associated with nonadherence have grown to approximately $100-$300 billion of U.S. health care dollars spent annually (5,6). Improving medication adherence is a public health priority and could reduce the economic and health burdens of many Diseases and chronic conditions (7).
• Subjects:
  Chronic Disease Diffusion Of Innovation Grand Rounds Humans Medication Adherence Prescription Drugs Treatment Outcome
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 66(45):1248-1251.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6645a2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  29145353
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5726246
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  45
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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