{"id":17664,"date":"2019-11-27T09:45:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/express-scripts-canada-rolls-out-medication-non-adherence-detection-program-139427"},"modified":"2019-11-27T09:45:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:45:52","slug":"express-scripts-canada-rolls-out-medication-non-adherence-detection-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2019\/11\/27\/express-scripts-canada-rolls-out-medication-non-adherence-detection-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Express Scripts Canada rolls out medication non-adherence detection program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Staff<\/span> | November 27, 2019<\/p>\n

Express Scripts Canada is launching a medication non-adherence, early-detection program in 2020 to identify plan members who are most likely to cease taking their prescription medications.<\/p>\n

The program will use proprietary predictive modelling to analyze prescription drug claims and determine who is at risk for potential non-adherence in the future, according to a press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cEncouraging adherence is our priority and being able to know who is at risk for non-adherence is half the battle,\u201d said Dorian Lo, president of Express Scripts Canada. <\/p>\n

Read: Growing use of specialty drugs putting pressure on plan sponsors: report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The program will take a proactive, personalized approach to encouraging adherence, which will include renewal and refill reminders for plan members. \u201cWe know that it\u2019s not enough to know who is going to be non-adherent,\u201d said Lo. \u201cIt requires proactive adherence opportunities and member intervention in order for medications to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Medication non-adherence can result in patients experiencing worsening conditions, which could lead to short-term leave, hospital visits or extra medical testing, the release noted.<\/p>\n

According to Express Scripts Canada, failure to take medication as prescribed is something that affects a majority of patients, though it\u2019s particularly found in patients who take multiple medications. Indeed, the company\u2019s 2019 drug trends report<\/a> reported 77 per cent of plan members taking four or more medications were more likely to be non-adherent to at least one treatment, in comparison to 58 per cent of those taking two or three medications and 44 per cent taking just one.<\/p>\n

It also found 70 per cent of plan members with asthma, 47 per cent of those with cancer and 45 per cent of members with diabetes didn\u2019t adhere to their prescription.<\/p>\n

Read: Which health conditions are impacting benefits plans?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the full article at BenefitsCanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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