Open AccessPredictors of Nonadherence to Topical Intraocular Pressure Reduction Medications Among Medicare Members: A Claims-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Richard Sheer,
Suvapun Bunniran,
Claudia Uribe,
Richard G. Fiscella,
Vaishali Patel,
Hitesh Chandwani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of managed care and specialty pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.126
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2376-1032
pISSN - 2376-0540
DOI - 10.18553/jmcp.2016.22.7.808
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , pharmacy , medical prescription , logistic regression , cohort , intraocular pressure , glaucoma , prescription drug , emergency medicine , cohort study , medicare advantage , dosing , ophthalmology , family medicine , health care , pharmacology , economics , economic growth
Reported adherence rates with ocular hypotensive medications typically range from 51% to 56% over the first year of therapy. As intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction slows the progression of vision loss from glaucoma, early identification of nonadherent members is crucial to effective disease management.
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