The Health Research Institute, a division of PricewaterhouseCoopers, a professional services firm, has released a report on the intersection of the pharmaceutical sector and patient behavior, which includes a patient survey on why patients stop taking medications.
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As collected by PwC’s research division, the patient-reported factors deterring them most from taking their medication include:
1. High treatment costs — 44 percent
2. Side effects — 41 percent
3. Long wait times — 25 percent
4. Unexpected treatment costs — 24 percent
5. Unfriendly healthcare professional — 18 percent
6. Difficult medication regime — 13 percent
7. Confusing medication information — 13 percent
8. Difficult payment/reimbursement —10 percent
9. Inconvenient pharmacy hours — 7 percent
10. Lack of social/emotional support — 1 percent
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