MultiVu Video Feed: New Survey Reveals That 74 Percent of Consumers Don't Take Prescription Drugs As Directed
Posted on: Friday, 15 December 2006, 12:00 CST
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), in partnership with Pharmacists for the Protection of Patient Care, will be releasing a new national consumer survey that highlights a major problem in the U.S. of patient non-adherence to their prescription drug regimens.
The survey found that nearly three-fourths (74 percent) of respondents admitted to dangerous non-adherent behaviors including skipping doses, forgetting to take a medication, and taking less than the recommended dose.
The economic cost of consumers not taking their prescription medicines correctly has been estimated at nearly $100 billion a year. But the impact of non-adherence goes beyond financial costs and can lead to substantial worsening of a disease or even death.
The survey also found that pharmacists can play an important role in addressing this national problem.
SATELLITE FEEDS: Friday, December 15th, 2006 Monday, December 18th, 2006 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM ET 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM ET IA 6 IA 6 Transponder 11 Transponder 11 C-Band C-Band Downlink Freq: 3920 Vertical Downlink Freq: 3920 Vertical FORMAT: News package with extra soundbites and B-roll.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Video, contact information and more available at http://www.prnewswire.com/broadcast/26080/consumer.shtml
SOUNDBITES: * J. Lyle Bootman, PhD, ScD, chair of Pharmacists for the Protection of Patient Care * Bruce T. Roberts, RPh, executive vice president and CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association B-ROLL INCLUDES:
Pharmacists counseling patients; pharmacy staff ringing up prescription sales; ambulance pulling up to hospital; operating room procedure; patient leaving hospital; additional soundbite from Kellyanne Conway, president and CEO, the polling company(TM) inc; SOT (man-on-the-street interviews)
VIDEO PROVIDED BY: National Community Pharmacists Association
Video: http://www.prnewswire.com/broadcast/26080/press.shtml
National Community Pharmacists Association
CONTACT: FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR HARD COPY, PLEASE CALL:MultiVu Media Relations, 800-653-5313 EXT. 3
Source: PRNewswire
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