Appropriate Use of Medication
The following figures regarding patient compliance are representative of the general population:
- 14-21% of patients never fill their original prescriptions;
- 60% cannot name all the medications they are taking;
- 30-50% fail to follow the instructions for taking a medication;
- 12-20% take medication prescribed for someone else.
(Wertheimer and Santella 2003)
The data would likely be worse for patients whose language and culture are different from those of their provider.
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