| Assessment of prescribers' knowledge of the cost of medications. | |
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PMID: 22318929 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: In 2003, the World Health Organization reported that 50% of patients are adherent to long-term therapies. Frequently, the reason for a patient's nonadherence is the cost of medications. Even with prescription insurance coverage, patients may not be able to afford their medications. OBJECTIVE: To assess prescriber knowledge of the cost of commonly prescribed medications including atorvastatin, gabapentin, levofloxacin, losartan, pantoprazole, pioglitazone, and quetiapine. Secondary OBJECTIVE: One hundred prescribers from the Medical University of South Carolina were surveyed from November 2010 to January 2011. Prescribers consisted of medical residents, attending physicians, fellows, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Wholesale prices of medications were determined using the Red Book, and prescription insurance prices were calculated from an average of the top 3 prescription insurance companies' copayments. RESULTS: Medical residents made up 72% of those surveyed, fellows 3%, attending physicians 12%, physician assistants 3%, and nurse practitioners 10%. The prescriber groups were unable to correctly determine the cost of medications of more than 50% of total possible responses. The majority of prescribers rarely asked about a patient's prescription insurance coverage or consulted a discounted drug list before writing a prescription. CONCLUSIONS: Prescribers are more likely to know the cost of medications for patients who have prescription insurance coverage versus those who do not. |
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Brittany Cogdill; Jean M Nappi |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-02-07 |
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Title: The Annals of pharmacotherapy Volume: 46 ISSN: 1542-6270 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Pharmacother Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-02-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9203131 Medline TA: Ann Pharmacother Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 200-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. |
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