The physician-patient relationship is widely viewed
as the key to improved patient adherence to
prescribed medication regimens.

Doctor-Driven Patient Adherence:
How Physicians Are Increasing Patient Satisfaction
with Medication Regimens

By Wayne Yetter, Chief Executive Officer,
ProActive for Patients Media, Inc.

Adherence is a question that is much on the mind of today’s pharmaceutical executives. Obviously, adherence enhances revenue. It is also a reliable indicator of satisfaction and loyalty among patients and prescribers, increasingly important as older drugs lose exclusivity. Read>

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Kaiser Permanente’s B-SMART Guide
for its physicians is a recipe for improved
patient adherence

Thousands of people fail to achieve the desired therapeutic
outcomes from their medications because they are not
taking them appropriately. Read>

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Optimizing Patient Adherence With Antidepressant Therapy:
The Physician’s Role

Originally published as part of the “Clinical Perspectives in Neuroscience” series on WyethNeuroscience.com, this article details how physicians increased adherence among patients being treated for depression... Read>

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Sanofi-aventis publishes a pivotal study that shows greater physician interaction with patients improved adherence among osteoporosis patients by >25%

The Improving Measurements of Persistence on Actonel Treatment (IMPACT) study was designed to investigate the effect of physician reinforcement on persistence and identify factors that influence persistence... Read>

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10 Ways to Cut Health-Care Costs Right Now

Business Week reports that for every dollar spent, medication-adherence programs can save $7 for patients with diabetes, $5 for those with high cholesterol, and $4 for high blood pressure... Read>