TAKE YOUR MEDICATION

MEDICATION ADHERENCE IS KEY TO GOOD HEALTH

Medication non adherence is a very common cause of the medication not causing the person not targets such as blood pressure or blood sugar to come to normal range.

The Cost of Medication Non adherence

• 20%-30% of new prescriptions are never filled.
• 50% of medications are not taken as prescribed.
• Nonadherence is estimated to cost the U.S. healthcare system at least $100 billion annually.
• 125,000 people die annually from not taking their medicines.

WHEN A DOCTOR ADVISES ABOUT MEDICATION YOU HAVE TO DECIDE TO TAKE THE MEDICATION AND IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS INFORM THE DOCTOR YOUR CONCERNS

THIS IS CALLED SHARED DECISION MAKING SO THAT BOTH OF YOU AGREE WITH THE PLAN TO TAKE IT OR NOT

THERE ARE MANY CAUSES OF NON ADHERENCE

DOES NOT THINK IT WORKS

TOO MANY SIDE EFFECTS IN READING THE MEDICATION WARNINGS

HAVING SIDE EFFECTS

COST IS FACTOR WHEN COPAYS ARE HIGH

FORGETS BECAUSE HAVE TO TAKE IT MORE THAN ONCE A DAY,HAS TO TAKE IT FASTING OR AFTER A MEAL ,OR FORGETS IN THE WEEKDAY OR WEEK DAHY