Mistakes with Meds Can Cause Serious Harm

The Commercial Appeal
January 11, 2010

People who do not take their medication as prescribed cause health problems, suffering and needless costs. The annual cost to the U.S. health care system is nearly $290 billion in avoidable medical spending or 13 percent of total health care expenses. (Source: New England Healthcare Institute)...

 In a recent study of diabetes and heart disease patients, death rates among patients who did not stay on their medications as prescribed were nearly twice the rates of those who adhered to their prescriptions....

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