title: Medication adherence: a call for action.
abstract: Poor adherence to efficacious cardiovascular-related medications has led to considerable morbidity, mortality, and avoidable health care costs. This article provides results of a recent think-tank meeting in which various stakeholder groups representing key experts from consumers, community health providers, the academic community, decision-making government officials (Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, etc), and industry scientists met to evaluate the current status of medication adherence and provide recommendations for improving outcomes. Below, we review the magnitude of the problem of medication adherence, prevalence, impact, and cost. We then summarize proven effective approaches and conclude with a discussion of recommendations to address this growing and significant public health issue of medication nonadherence.
authors: Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham VAMC, Durham, NC, USA. hayden.bosworth@duke.edu
authors: Hayden B
authors: HB
authors: Bosworth
authors: Bradi B
authors: BB
authors: Granger
authors: Phil
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authors: Mendys
authors: Ralph
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authors: Brindis
authors: Rebecca
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authors: Burkholder
authors: Susan M
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authors: Czajkowski
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authors: Daniel
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authors: Ekman
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authors: Kimmel
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authors: Musaus
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authors: Shrank
authors: Elizabeth
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authors: Whalley Buono
authors: Karen
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authors: Weiss
authors: Christopher B
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authors: Granger
mesh_terms: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016527:Drug Costs; D005252:Fees, Pharmaceutical / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016903:Drug Monitoring
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents