Partnership tackles barriers to drug adherence

ScriptDrop Inc., a firm that offers prescription delivery, and Adheris Health, a MedAdvisor company that provides adherence solutions—such as refill reminders and co-pay assistance—to support and educate patients, are teaming up to improve medication adherence for patients across the US.

According to the involved parties, medication non-adherence has resulted in as much as $289 billion in avoidable costs and 125,000 lost lives per year. When patients are unable to access their prescriptions or don't understand why or how to take them, their therapy journey ends before it begins. In fact, the topic of adherence is discussed at length on a recent episode of The Pharmaceutical Commerce Podcast.

By combining Adheris Health's patient engagement services with ScriptDrop delivery, the two companies are able to help patients start and stay on therapy.

" … Providers can be sure that patients have started therapy,” says Lou Ann Myers, ScriptDrop’s vice president of business development. “Pharmacists benefit from reduced prescription abandonment. Pharmaceutical brands can ensure patients have access to programs that help them stay on therapy. And, most importantly, patients are more likely to remain healthy long-term."