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Adherence to Prescription Medications

Adherence to Prescription Medications

Applying Evidence-Based Medicine to Clinical Practice

Applying Principles of Pharmacology to Clinical Practice

Bringing Medications From Bench to Bedside

Building Trust to Achieve Vaccine Confidence

Health Equity

Importance of Patient Diversity in Clinical Trials

Patient Engagement in Clinical Trials

Principles of Biomarkers in Drug Development and Diagnostic Clinical Support

Vaccinology the Science of Vaccines

Understanding Comparative Effectiveness Research

Learning Objectives

Define the different types of medication adherence, and understand their barriers and their impact on health outcomes.
Describe medication adherence measurements and tactics for screening.
Review different strategies to help improve medication adherence.

Summary

Medication adherence is the process by which patients take their medicine as prescribed by their health care providers. Non-adherence may be associated with greater mortality risk, increased hospitalizations, and increased costs. This presentation reviews various barriers to adherence, discusses tools to measure adherence, and explores various strategies that may help improve adherence, including patient reminders, education and various patient-centered communication strategies. The presentation aims to highlight that medication adherence is an important issue that may be impacted by all members of the care team.

About

Merck Academy presentations are live, in-person lectures, facilitated by Merck subject-matter experts. Merck Academy faculty have postdoctoral training and are engaged in a variety of medical and scientific activities.

These live presentations comprise a variety of general scientific topics, including drug discovery, vaccine development, outcomes research, clinical trials, and statistics. Additional topics continue to be developed and added.

Potential audiences for Merck Academy might include faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students. Merck Academy is not intended to provide continuing medical education (CME) credits.