In the U.S., medical non-adherence results in return hospital stays, emergency treatment and other interventions, adding up to about half a trillion dollars in annual medical costs, reports forbes.com. Some eye-opening report statistics shared by forbes.com:The prescription abandonment rate is 45% when the out-of-pocket cost is more than $125. The prescription abandonment rate jumps to 605 when that cost is more than $500. Compare these prescription abandonment rates to the abandonment rate when the prescription comes with no out-of pocket costs: less than 5%. Medical non-adherence becomes even greater when it comes to patients with low incomes and chronic illnesses.

Source: Forbes January 24, 2023 02:36 UTC