The widespread treatment of hypertension and resultant improvement in blood pressure
have been major contributors to the dramatic age-specific decline in heart disease and …

Medication nonadherence, a major problem in cardiovascular disease (CVD), contributes
yearly to approximately 125,000 preventable deaths, which is partly attributable to only …

Medications do not work in patients who do not take them. This true statement highlights the
importance of medication adherence. Providers are often frustrated by the lack of consistent …

The indices of patients' health outcomes have historically included recurrence of symptoms,
number of emergency visits, hospitalization and re-admission rates, morbidity, and mortality …

Medication synchronization programs based in pharmacies simplify the refill process by
enabling patients to pick up all of their medications on a single visit. This can be especially …

Background: Medication refill behavior in patients with cardiovascular diseases is
suboptimal. Brief behavioral interventions called Nudges may impact medication refill …

Background Medication nonadherence is associated with more than $100 billion in
preventable medical costs each year in the United States. Medication synchronization (med …

What is known and objective Proactive synchronization of medication refills through an
appointment‐based model (ABM) is a community pharmacy‐based intervention targeting …

Implications Practice: Most efforts to increase uptake of evidence-based practice in cancer
treatment have not leveraged insights from behavioral economics, presenting an opportunity …

Poor drug adherence to prescribed drug treatments and lifestyle recommendations is a
major determinant of poor blood pressure control reported around the World. Prevalence …