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FEATURE ARTICLE
The Medication Management Challenge
By Julie Fulmer-Mason, PharmD
- 1.8 billion prescription
medications dispensed annually in U.S.
- Nearly 75% of Americans do not
take their medications as prescribed
- Causes 125,000 deaths per year
- Accounts for 10% of all hospital admissions
- Direct result of 23% of new admissions to assisted living-type facilities
- Costs US health care system about $290 billion per year
The Solutions
8 Ways to Improve Your Medication Adherence
Get Organized
- Keep ALL active medications in one location and in their original containers.
- Store medications in dry environment
- Away from bathroom humidity, heat/steam in kitchen, moisture in refrigerator, direct sunlight
- Liberate yourself from your pill bottles
- Use an organizational system (pill box)
- Promotes mobility
- Increases awareness of missed doses and need to order refills...continued
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