Pharmacy Management Strategies for Improving Drug Adherence
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Pharmacy management strategies for improving drug adherence.
BACKGROUND Significant gaps in quality pervade U.S. health care, leading to suboptimal care and rising costs. One key factor driving the apparent quality gaps and rising costs in the current health care system is the issue of nonadherence to prescription medications. OBJECTIVE To describe quality gaps in managed care that are driven by nonadherence to prescription medications and characterize...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1083-4087,1944-706X
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2008.14.s6-b.16