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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Patient Adherence Measures in Medical Regimens

Had not heard the term adherence used before, but see the measure including a combination of compliance and persistence.   We typically used compliance by itself to bundle both, but I like thinking of both as measures.

Improving Patient Adherence through Data-driven Insights  By Jason Hichborn, Sari Kaganoff, Nisha Subramanian, and Ziv Yaar

When patients fail to follow prescribed medical regimens, outcomes suffer. A McKinsey study points to areas pharmaceutical companies can address to combat this long-standing industry issue. ...

' .... Persistence. How long patients take a drug before either switching to a new drug or stopping treatment entirely. This is measured by how many patients continue to fill their prescriptions.

Compliance. How closely patients follow the prescribed treatment plan. This is measured by how many persistent patients fill their prescribed doses on schedule, based on the approved product label. We have considered patients to be compliant if at least 80 percent of doses, according to approved product label, were filled within the study period.

Adherence. Combined view of compliance and persistence, measured by the share of all patients, who fill their prescribed doses on schedule, based on the approved product label. Similar to compliance, we have considered patients to be adherent if at least 80 percent of doses, according to approved product label, were filled within the study period.   ... " 

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