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Drug adherence an increasing issue for plan members, sponsors, finds survey
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Benefits Canada
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While 55 per cent of Canadian plan members take at least one medication on a regular basis, this increases to 70 per cent among those with a chronic condition and/or chronic pain and 87 per cent among those in poor health, according to the 2020 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. In addition, 23 per cent of plan members with a chronic condition and/or chronic pain and 48 per cent of plan members in poor health take three or more medications. And 43 per cent of plan members who take at least one medication agreed they sometimes don’t take their medication, increasing to 61 per cent among those aged 18 to 34.
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