Understanding the causes of asthma medication non-adherence in the USA
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Show Notes
There are many factors which might contribute to asthma patients not adhering to their medication, such as access to services, or convenience of use. One well-known and important barrier in the United States is simply cost. Thorax social media editor Dr. Kate Diomede speaks to Dr. Chun-Tse Hung¹, Dr. Steven Erickson², and Prof. Chung-Hsuen Wu¹, the authors of a recent study on the subject.
Read the paper: Cost-related non-adherence to medications among adults with asthma in the USA, 2011–2022
1. School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
2. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA