title: Facing the next challenge of pharmaceutical care: patient noncompliance.
abstract: Medication misusage is a costly problem. Fixing the matter will not be easy because it means reshaping pharmaceutical care. Yet, the business reasons for undertaking such an action are compelling. Not only would MCOs and payers reduce expenditures, but drug companies, pharmacists, and pharmacy benefit managers could vitalize their positions in the marketplace. This article proposes how an integrated program might overcome noncompliance.
authors.affiliation: PharmaQuest Corp., Des Plaines, IL 60016, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bloom
mesh_terms: D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance; D016527:Drug Costs; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000191:economics; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D009862:Online Systems; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D017010:Reminder Systems; D014481:United States