薬を処方通りに飲まなかったために、毎年10万人以上の方が亡くなっています More than 100,000 people die each year from not taking medications as prescribed
2023-03-14 ジョージア大学 (UGA)
研究者たちは、改善された処方薬ラベルが患者が高い水準の服薬忠実度に到達し、それによって健康上の利益を享受するのに役立つことが分かりました。高血圧薬、避妊薬、喘息コントローラーを服用している参加者は、服薬忠実度が最大28%向上しました。
<関連情報>
- https://news.uga.edu/patient-friendly-prescription-labels-boost-medication-adherence/
- https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(23)00004-3/fulltext
地域の薬局における患者中心の処方薬ラベルのアドヒアランスへの影響 Impact of patient-centered prescription medication labels on adherence in community pharmacy
Henry N. Young,Farah S. Pathan,Stan Hudson.David Mott/Paul D. Smith,Kenneth G. Schellhase
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association Published:January 09, 2023
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2023.01.004
Abstract
Background
Prescription medication labels are often constructed in a manner which hinders safe and appropriate use of medicines. The United States Pharmacopeia released voluntary standards to revise medication labels in an effort to support patients’ understanding and improve medication use.
Objective
To examine the impact of label changes on medication adherence before and after pharmacy implementation of the United States Pharmacopeia patient-centered prescription medication label standards.
Methods
This study used a retrospective pre-post cohort design. Prescription fill claims data were obtained from a community health plan serving Medicaid patients for 1 independent community pharmacy organization across 8 retail pharmacy sites. We calculated medication possession ratios (MPR) and proportion of days covered (PDC) for medications used for contraception, asthma, hypertension, and depression from 15 months before to 13 months after implementation of the label changes.
Results
Findings showed significant increases in mean MPR for asthma controller (increased by 0.111 [t = 0.290, P<0.0001]), antihypertensives (increased by 0.062 [t = 0.146, P < 0.0002]), and contraceptives medications (increased 0.133 [t = 0.209, P < 0.0001]) from preintervention to postintervention periods. Results also revealed increases in mean PDC for asthma controllers (increased by 0.193 [t = 0.267, P < 0.0001]), antihypertensives (increased by 0.067 [t = 0.175, P = 0.049]), and contraceptives (increased by 0.111 [t = 0.208, P < 0.0119]) from preintervention to postintervention periods.
Conclusion
We report an association between a change to more patient-centered prescription medication labels and increased medication adherence based on MPR and PDC among Medicaid recipients.
