Identification of medication synchronization core components in community pharmacies

Background: Medication non-adherence costs more than 100 billion dollars related to avoidable hospitalizations yearly. Frequent pharmacy visits have been identified as a cause of non-adherence. In response, community pharmacies have implemented medication synchronization programs that focus on aligning patient ’s medications refills. These programs have been shown to improve adherence, but little is known about the operational differences between each program. A common definition of medication synchronization does not currently exist, and this knowledge gap makes it difficult to identify which component s of medication synchronization correlate with improved adherence.

Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - May 1, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Michael Patti, Chelsea Renfro, Stefanie Ferreri Source Type: research