When Interests Align: Medication Adherence
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
When you think about the impact of the Food & Drug Administration’s focus on real-world drug safety, the disruptive implications of the Affordable Care Act, and the relentless pressure to find savings in health care, it is easy to see the dangers posed to biopharma companies. But those forces aren’t all negative. In fact, they are helping to mobilize government, consumer groups and payors to push hard on at least one decidedly pro-pharma agenda: improving adherence with prescription medicines.
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