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Cost-Related Medication Underuse: A Window Into Patients' Medication-Related Concerns

Author(s) -

John D. Piette

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

diabetes spectrum

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 1944-7353

pISSN - 1040-9165

DOI - 10.2337/diaspect.22.2.77

Subject(s) - medicine , medication adherence , intensive care medicine , medline , medical emergency , emergency medicine , political science , law

In Brief Although medication costs pose a very real barrier to diabetic patients' adherence, decisions to forgo treatment due to cost pressures often reflect other issues, including patients' suspicions about medication safety and efficacy. Clinicians should inquire about cost pressures for each treatment in their patients' regimens and open a discussion about potential medication-related concerns that may be driving patients' adherence behavior.

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