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Senior medication adherence: the growing problem

Senior Medication Adherence: The Growing Problem

By the year 2030 the entire Baby Boomer generation will be age 65 or older. This growing number of senior Boomers will challenge the health care system, particularly when it comes to medication management and…

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Advances in patient interventions: How to manage complexity

Advances in Patient Interventions: How to Manage Complexity

Patient adherence programs are continually searching for more cost-effective interventions that improve clinical outcomes. Tactics have expanded beyond outreach by phone call to digital channels including emails and SMS text messages. In a trial of…

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The challenge of mental health drug non-adherence

The Challenge of Mental Health Drug Non-Adherence

Major mental health disorders are some of the most difficult conditions to manage. According to a retrospective analysis in Systematic Reviews, almost 450 million people are affected by mental health disorders worldwide, contributing 14% of…

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Overcoming medication adherence barriers in oral anticancer meds

Overcoming Medication Adherence Barriers in Oral Anticancer Meds

Over the past decade, treatment in a variety of cancers, particularly breast cancer, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and non-small cell lung cancer, has switched from intermittent intravenous therapy to self-administered targeted oral anticancer medications (OAMs). There…

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Improve adherence with patient psychology

Improve Adherence with Patient Psychology

Barriers to medication adherence can take the form of social determinants such as housing, employment and access to pharmacies – and systemic barriers such as pre-approvals, multiple prescriptions and affordability. But psychological barriers also play…

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