In-Hospital Prescriptions Boost Medication Adherence by 29%

With lacking medication adherence among diabetics costing the industry billions of dollars, researchers are trying to mitigate the solution with scalable and sustainable solutions.

Making medications available at the point of care can improve medication adherence rates by up to 29 percent, according to recent research published in the American Journal of Managed Care. The study involved an analysis of diabetic Medicare patients in an at-risk hospital serving a predominantly minority population. By examining medication adherence rates for three types of diabetes medications – oral antidiabetic agents, cholesterol medications, and blood pressure medications – the researchers were able to determine the efficacy of physician-led point of care medication delivery systems (POCMDS). Overall, the researchers found adherence improvements for all three medication classes, ranging from 17 to 29 percentage points. Adherence rates for oral antidiabetic agents rose by 17 percent, cholesterol medications by 29 percent, and blood pressure medications by 21 percent. For the full article click here 

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