Medicine Adherence Issues and Pill Tracking Apps

Are patients taking their prescription medicines just as the doctor ordered? Turns out, chances are high they are not.
A 2011 report in Mayo Clinic Proceedings estimated that a shocking 50% of patients with chronic illness don’t take their medicines as prescribed. Long-term pharmacotherapy plays a significant role in helping combat disease, reduce health resource consumption, and lower hospitalization and mortality risk, however, the benefits of this type of medical intervention are largely missed due to poor medicine adherence.
 

Source: Orthogate - Latest News - September 24, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Featured Viewpoints News Source Type: news