Patients who receive 90-day supplies of medication through home delivery have higher medication adherence than those who receive a 30-day supply of medication through a retail pharmacy, according to an article published in the American Journal of Managed Care.
Researchers tracked three years of adherence rates for patients on medications for high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes, some of whom used mostly retail pharmacies, some of whom used mostly home-delivery and some of whom used a mixed medication procurement strategy.
Controlling for prior adherence behavior and difference in days of medication supply, patients in all pharmacy-usage categories were between 11 and 19 percent more likely to be medication-adherent with home delivery of medication.
Researchers noted that to their knowledge, this study is the only one that controls for prior adherence behavior, an important confounding variable to consider in medication adherence studies.
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Researchers tracked three years of adherence rates for patients on medications for high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes, some of whom used mostly retail pharmacies, some of whom used mostly home-delivery and some of whom used a mixed medication procurement strategy.
Controlling for prior adherence behavior and difference in days of medication supply, patients in all pharmacy-usage categories were between 11 and 19 percent more likely to be medication-adherent with home delivery of medication.
Researchers noted that to their knowledge, this study is the only one that controls for prior adherence behavior, an important confounding variable to consider in medication adherence studies.
