Infographic: The importance of Medication Therapy Management (MTM)

Improved patient adherence and utilization of medication
Patients meet their treatment goals
Less drug duplication, harmful side effects, or interactions between medications, vitamins and supplements
Effective use of medication leads to greater medication cost savings and medical resources (less ER visits)
50%: On average 50 percent of patients do not take their medications as prescribed and 33 percent never even fill their first prescription.
700 THOUSAND: Each year, an estimated 700,000 Americans experience adverse reactions to prescribed drugs that require an emergency room visit.
$290 Billion: The estimated annual cost of patients not taking their medication as prescribed approaches $290 billion.

Resources:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention

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