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Topics in Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice
1/31/2011: The Role of Prescription Abandonment in Patient Non-Adherence
Eli G. Phillips, Jr.
Feik School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
Excerpt:"Patient outcomes can be greatly affected by non-adherence to medication regimens.1 Negative outcomes associated with non-adherence can include increased morbidity and mortality, as well as increased healthcare related costs.2 Several studies have been performed to evaluate the prevalence of “primary non-adherence”.2,3 Primary non-adherence occurs when a patient is prescribed a medication by a practitioner but never has the prescription filled at a pharmacy, and therefore never receives the medication.3..."
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