Reducing the Burden of Medication Costs to Improve Medication Adherence

Authors

Christine R. Shaw, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

5 p.

Publication Date

7-13-2014

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

Source Publication

The Nurse Practitioner

Source ISSN

0361-1817

Original Item ID

10.1097/01.NPR.0000450739.27061.e2

Abstract

The high cost of medications is one reason that patients do not adhere to treatment plans. Providers can take actions to relieve the economic burden such as prescribing generic medications and offering patients information on various resources, including discount generic drug lists, discount cards, mail-order pharmacies, and prescription assistance programs.

Comments

Accepted version. The Nurse Practitioner, Vol. 39, No. 7 (July 13, 2014): 43-47. DOI. © 2014 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Shaw, Christine R., "Reducing the Burden of Medication Costs to Improve Medication Adherence" (2014). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 366.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/366