Community pharmacy automatic refill program improves adherence to maintenance therapy and reduces wasted medication

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 785-791

  Matlin, Olga S ^a   Kymes, Steven M ^a   Averbukh, Alice ^a   Choudhry, Niteesh K ^b   Brennan, Troyen A ^a   Bunton, Andrew ^a   Ducharme, Timothy A ^a   Simmons, Peter D ^a   Shrank, William H ^a  

^a CVS Caremark   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84947445431     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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