National Council on Patient Information and Education

Drug labeling Consumers tend to overlook important label information on OTC drugs, according to a Harris Interactive Market Research Poll conducted for the National Council on Patient Information and Education and released in January 2002. In May 2002, an FDA regulation went into effect that aims to help consumers use OTC drugs more wisely. 

National Council on Patient Information and Education. 2002. www.talkaboutrx.org/compliance.html accessed on October 30, 2002. 

Nonadherence to medication regimens remains a major problem in health care. The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) has termed noncompliance America s other drug problem.Pharmacists are in an ideal position to assess and treat adherence-related problems that can adversely affect patients health outcomes. Strategies to monitor and improve adherence are key components of pharmaceutical care plans, especially for patients with chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, and atherosclerotic heart disease. Nonadherence is a behavioral disorder that can be assessed and managed through a carefully devised pharmaceutical care plan. 

National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE). The Other Drug Problem Statistics on Medicine Use and Compliance, 1997, Bethesda, Maryland, Available at www.talkaboutrx.org/compliance.html problem. Accessed May 8, 2000. 

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