Adherence With Therapeutic Regimens: Behavioral and Pharmacoeconomic Perspectives

This article will discuss the development of a brief model for patient counseling with specific techniques illustrated for pharmacists based on empirical findings that have demonstrated effectiveness in the adherence research literature. In addition, the article will address the measurement of the economic impact of medication nonadherence and propose a framework for assessing the cost-effectiveness of pharmacist counseling to increase adherence. The problem of nonadherence has significant effects upon health care expenditures through increase in physician’s visits, emergency department incidents, rehospitalizations, and nursing home readmissions. Thus, the overall goal is to assist the pharmacist in developing a brief adherence counseling program in community pharmacy and evaluating the economic feasibility of the intervention demonstrating the value-added proposition of pharmacist intervention.

Source: Journal of Pharmacy Practice - March 17, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Giannetti, V. J., Kamal, K. M. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research