Medication Adherence and Compliance Packaging

Lack of medication adherence, also referred to as medication non-compliance, is not only dangerous- it's the fourth leading cause of death in the United States - it costs the healthcare system upwards of $150 billion annually. Estimates are that only 50 percent of patients typically follow doctors' orders when taking prescription drugs, and other studies show that non-adherence is responsible for many hospital and nursing home admissions.