Effectiveness of the C Cap in promoting prescription refill compliance among patients with glaucoma.
In an attempt to increase patient compliance with a dosing regimen, prescriptions for topical solutions of glaucoma medication were refilled using the C Cap, a memory aid designed to help patients to remember to instill the medication as prescribed. A comparison of the number of prescription refills requested by 121 patients with glaucoma showed that patients who received the C Cap requested significantly more refills in the six months after receiving the C Cap than before and requested significantly more refills than did patients who did not receive the C Cap.
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John Stauffer Pharmaceutical Science Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
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D000368:Aged; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004349:Drug Packaging; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D002040:Levobunolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D013999:Timolol / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013999:Timolol; C015173:dipivefrin; D002040:Levobunolol; D004837:Epinephrine