MEDICATION NONCOMPLIANCE..…A DANGEROUS
PROBLEM
Medication noncompliance is
defined as not adhering to physician instructions concerning
prescription medications.
Some examples of noncompliance include:
Not having a prescription filled or
refilled
Taking too much or too little of the
medication
Erratic dosing due to
forgetfulness
Discontinuing the medication too
soon
According to a Senate subcommittee study on medication
noncompliance, not taking medications as directed resulted in over
300,000 deaths in the U.S. annually, 165,000 deaths
in recovering cardiac patients alone! (American Heart Assn.).
Don't become a statistic because of noncompliance! MedPrompt can
help.
Useful
facts for multiple medication users:
92% of multiple
medication users are between the ages of 45 and
75
64% of multiple
medication users rely on someone else for
reminders
88% of multiple
medication users family members worry about
compliance
86% of those taking
three or more meds are noncompliant often
30% improvement
occurs in patients when instructions are easily understood and are
clearly communicated
12 % of hospital
admissions in those over 65 are due to
noncompliance
75% increase in
noncompliance occurs a patient has multiple
physicians
The #1 reason for
medication noncompliance is
forgetfulness. Having a system of timely,
accurate, easy to use reminders can virtually eliminate the
forgetfulness factor in most patients.
MedPrompt....."We remind so you remember."
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