TY - JOUR
T1 - Communicating About Medications
T2 - Directions for Research
AU - Hammond, Sharon Lee
AU - Lambert, Bruce L.
PY - 1994/10/1
Y1 - 1994/10/1
N2 - Approximately 1.5 billion prescriptions are filled each year. However, these medications cannot be effective unless they are used properly. In a 1990 study (Heyduck, 1991) by the National Council on Patient Information and Education, researchers found that about one third of all patients fail to take their prescribed medications. The researchers estimated that about 7% of all prescriptions are never even filled. Of those that are filled, 4% are never picked up, and of those that are picked up, about 20% are never taken.
AB - Approximately 1.5 billion prescriptions are filled each year. However, these medications cannot be effective unless they are used properly. In a 1990 study (Heyduck, 1991) by the National Council on Patient Information and Education, researchers found that about one third of all patients fail to take their prescribed medications. The researchers estimated that about 7% of all prescriptions are never even filled. Of those that are filled, 4% are never picked up, and of those that are picked up, about 20% are never taken.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327027hc0604_1
DO - 10.1207/s15327027hc0604_1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0012117557
SN - 1041-0236
VL - 6
SP - 247
EP - 251
JO - Health Communication
JF - Health Communication
IS - 4
ER -