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A renewed Medication Adherence Alliance call to action: harnessing momentum to address medication nonadherence in the United States

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: THE PROBLEM: Nonadherence to prescription medications is a common and costly problem with multiple contributing factors, spanning the dimensions of individual behavior change, psychology, medicine, and health policy, among others. Addressing the problem of medication nonadherence requires strategic input from key experts in a number of fields. MEETING OF EXPERTS: The Medication Adherence Alliance is a group of key experts, predominately from the US, in the field of medication nonadherence. Members include representatives from consumer advocacy groups, community health providers, nonprofit groups, the academic community, decision-making government officials, and industry. In 2015, the Medication Adherence Alliance convened to review the current landscape of medication adherence. The group then established three working groups that will develop recommendations for shifting toward solutions-oriented science. COMMENTARY OF EXPERT OPINION: From the perspective of the Medication Adherence Alliance, the objective of this commentary is to describe changes in the US landscape of medication adherence, framing the evolving field in the context of a recent think tank meeting of experts in the field of medication adherence.

Source: Patient Preference and Adherence

DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s100844

Authors: Leah Zullig, Bradi Granger, Hayden Bosworth

Institutions: Duke University, Durham VA Medical Center, Duke Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Medication Adherence and Compliance

Subfield: Family Practice

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,836