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NCL's medication adherence campaign

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NCL's medication adherence campaign Nearly three out of four Americans admit they do not always take their medications as directed, but failure to take medications as instructed isn’t just an individual’s problem; it impacts all of us — as patients, caregivers, employers, health care practitioners, researchers, and tax payers.

“Drugs don’t work in patients who don’t take them!”
– Former US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop

Adherence Campaign

The National Consumers League (NCL), with planning funds from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is organizing a groundbreaking, national multi-media campaign to improve public health by raising consumer awareness of the importance of good medication adherence. The campaign involves a broad cross-section of public and private stakeholders.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the third medication adherence campaign stakeholder meeting on July 20, 2010 at the AARP’s Brickfield Center in Washington, DC.

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For more information or to get involved:

To learn how your organization can become involved and support the campaign, contact Larry Bostian: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 202-835-3323, ext 826.
Click here for a list of committed campaign partners to the campaign. (Current Aug. 25, 2010)
Click here for a list of campaign sponsors.
You can still join the ranks of founding campaign partners if you submit your form by the end of 2010! To access form, click here.
Do you have or know about useful tools and resources to help patients, caregivers and health care practitioners improve adherence? Click here to submit them to the campaign team.

For additional background on the campaign:

The Case for Improving Adherence
Literature review prepared by IMS Health for the planning of this campaign

Project research findings

Final Report: Prescription Medication Adherence Provider and Patient Perspective
Summary Report: Results of In-depth Telephone Interviews With Health Care Practitioners on Prescription Medication Adherence

Adherence tool collection

As an interested stakeholder in the National Medication Adherence Campaign, we seek your help in collecting adherence tools and resources for consumers and health care practitioners. The collection process will take approximately 15 minutes of your time.

We encourage you to click here to access the electronic form. You are welcome to send the link to other colleagues in the adherence world who are knowledgeable about patient and practitioner resources.

The initial deadline for collection is August 23, 2010. At that time, we will review the materials submitted in this initial collection phase. This fall, working group members will then begin to review the tools and resources that we have collected and evaluate these items against established review criteria. Our plan is to incorporate the vetted tools and resources on the campaign website and in campaign materials, and continue to collect resources throughout the multi-year life of the campaign.

If you have any questions, please contact Mimi Johnson (202.835.3323 / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

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