Impact of financial burden, resulting from prescription co-payments, on antihypertensive medication adherence in an older publically insured population

Abstract Introduction Medication co-payments represent a financial barrier to antihypertensive medication adherence. The introduction of co-payments for Irish publically insured patients was associated with a 5% reduction in adherence. However there is socioeconomic variability within this populatio...

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Auteurs principaux:	Paul Dillon, Susan M. Smith, Paul Gallagher, Gráinne Cousins
Format:	Artigo
Langue:	Inglês
Publié:	BMC 2018-11-01
Collection:	BMC Public Health
Sujets:	Antihypertensive medication Adherence Compliance Co-payments Medication cost-sharing Health policy
Accès en ligne:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6209-8
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