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Medication Possession Ratio (MPR)

Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) measures the percentage of time a patient has access to medication.

Access to medication can be measured along two dimensions:

  • by a patient’s refill count.
  • by a patient's pill count.

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    Patient Compliance Medication Adherence Statistics & References

    Compliance means taking the correct amount of the prescribed medicine at the proper time. See all e-pill Medication Reminders.

    In a recent poll of U.S. individuals 65 years old and older who use medications, researches found that 51% take at least five different prescription drugs regularly, and one in four take between 10 and 19 pills each day. 57% of those polled admit that they forget to take their medications. Among those using five or more medications, 63% say they forget doses, compared to 51% among those who take fewer medicines. (10)


    Drugs don't work in patients who don't take them

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    Patient Compliance

    Medication non-compliance (non-adherence), the failure to take drugs on time in the dosages prescribed, is as dangerous and costly as many illnesses.

    Want to Improve Patient Compliance? Five Tips for Generating Patient Satisfaction and Compliance

    Studies have shown than non-compliance causes 125,000 deaths annually in the US (2), leads to 10 to 25 percent of hospital and nursing home admissions, and is becoming an international epidemic. It is, in the words of The New York Times (1) the world’s "other drug problem".

    Negative Economic Effects of Non-Compliance

    · 23% of nursing home admissions due to noncompliance(3). Cost $31.3 billion / 380,000 patients.

    · 10% of hospital admissions due to noncompliance (4,5). Cost $15.2 billion / 3.5 million patients.

    Prescriptions

    · About 50% of the 2 billion prescriptions filled each year are not taken correctly (7).

    · 1/3 of patients take all their medicine, 1/3 take some, 1/3 don't take any at all (Rx prescription never filled) (6).

    Care Giving

    · 25,000,000 nonprofessional caregivers in the US (8).

    · 80% of nonprofessional caregivers are women (8).

    · 80%-90% of people requiring care in the US receive it from family members or friends (9).

    Merck Manual on ways to Improve Patient Compliance (Medication Reminders & Pillboxes)

    World Health Organization. Adherence to Long-Term Therapies Adherence Report)

    Bridge Medical. Medication Error References Medication Errors and Medication)

    References
    1. The New York Times June 2, 1998 2. Smith, D., Compliance Packaging: A Patient Education Tool, American Pharmacy, Vol. NS29, No 2 February 1989 3. Standberg, L.R., Drugs as a Reason for Nursing Home Admissions, American Health care Association Journal, 10,20 (1984). 4. Schering Report IX The Forgetful Patient: The High Cost of Improper Patient Compliance. 5. Oregon Department of Human Resources, A study of Long-Term Care in Oregon with Emphasis on the Elderly March 1981. 6. Hayes, R.B.NCPIE Prescription Month, October 1989 7. National Council for Patient Information and Education. 8. Rosalynn Carter Institute of Georgia Southwestern College. 9. Parade Magazine, 1/29/95. 10. Med Ad News February 2010


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    In a poll of U.S. individuals 65 years old and older who use medications, researches found that 51% take at least five different prescription drugs regularly, and one in four take between 10 and 19 pills each day. 57% of those polled admit that they forget to take their medications. Among those using five or more medications, 63% say they forget doses, compared to 51% among those who take fewer medicines.
    Drugs don’t work in patients who don’t take them
    C. Everett Koop, MD


  • Failure to comply with medication regimens is a major health care problem.
  • 1.6 billion prescriptions are written every year in the United States. Source: National Council for Patient Information and Education, Washington, DC. Compliance Statistics

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