Medication non-adherence is a significant problem, with 24% of all prescriptions and 31% of prescriptions for chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure never being filled. Specific rates of non-adherence include 28% of first-time prescriptions, 65% of pain medication prescriptions, and 80% of heart attack survivors experiencing additional heart attacks. Medication non-adherence contributes to 20% of hospital and long-term care admissions, 125,000 deaths per year in the US, and $2,000 in additional costs per person to the healthcare system. Common reasons for non-adherence include not understanding the need for medication, inability to afford it, personal beliefs, forgetting

1. MEDICATION NON-ADHERENCEMEDICATION NON-ADHERENCE
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First-Time
Prescriptions
never filled
1st
28%
Pain Medications
never filled
65%
Total Prescriptions
never submitted to
pharmacy for filing
24%
Prescriptions for
Chronic Conditions
(e.g. diabetes, high blood pressure)
never filled
31%
Hospital and Long-Term
Care Facility Admissions
related to non-adherence
20%
Higher Rate of
Additional Heart Attacks
for heart attack survivors
80%
Deaths Per Year
attributed to
non-adherence
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125,000
Additional Costs
to the US healthcare
system
$2,000per person
Don’t Understand
Need for Medication
?? ?
Can’t Afford
Medication
Personal Beliefs
Against Taking
Medication
Forget to Take
Medication
Don’t Understand
How to Take the
Medication
?? ?
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NON-ADHERENCE REASONS
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NON-ADHERENCE RESULTS
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NON-ADHERENCE RATES
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