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Patient-tailored Interventions to Improve Specialty Medication Adherence: Results From a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Pharmacist-Driven Intervention for Adherence, Medication and Nonadherence, Medication. Completed, enrolled 438 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Patients deemed nonadherent to their specialty medications will be randomized to receive 8 months of patient-tailored adherence interventions and follow up from a specialty pharmacist as needed or the standard of care. Medication adherence will be measured using proportion of days covered (PDC) at 8-months post-randomization to determine if the intervention improved specialty medication adherence.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The pharmacist will investigate patient assistance options for patients who cannot afford their specialty medication, reach out to prescribers when needed to address intolerance/adverse effects, improve health literacy, recommend options for forgetfulness, make every effort to reach patient, address clinical and financial barriers to unresponsiveness (lack of lab completion, not returning to clinic, etc.)