Proportion of days covered as a measure of medication adherence

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2022 Mar 7;79(6):492-496. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxab392.

Authors

Jennifer Loucks¹, Autumn D Zuckerman², Angelica Berni³, Adam Saulles⁴, Gosia Thomas⁵, Amy Alonzo⁶

Affiliations

¹ The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS, USA.
² Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
³ Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, USA.
⁴ Credena Health-Providence St. Joseph Health System, Portland, OR, USA.
⁵ SCL Health, Denver, CO, USA.
⁶ Texas Children's Hospital Specialty Pharmacy, Houston, TX,USA.

PMID: 34637496
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxab392

No abstract available

Keywords: health system; medication adherence; medication possession ratio; proportion of days covered; refill adherence; specialty pharmacy.

MeSH terms

Humans
Medication Adherence*
Pharmaceutical Services*