PatientEngagementHIT (5/22, Heath) reports, “One in five patients experience some cost-related barrier to medication adherence, a… JAMA Network Open report showed, meaning their drugs are too expensive for them to take as prescribed.” In general, “researchers found that prescription drug costs are seriously impeding patients’ care management and daily life,” since for “some patients, this means rationing pills to make them last longer,” and “for others, it means not filling the prescription at all.”
Related Links:
— “Cost a Barrier to Medication Adherence, But Price Estimates May Help ” Sara Heath, PatientEngagementHIT , May 22, 2023