A third of Americans check the cost of a prescription before filling: Prescription drug adherence lags among Americans with more formal education, higher income
While 97% of Americans who received a prescription for medication in the last 90 days filled it, the most-cited reason among respondents who did not fill their prescription was cost (67%), according to the Truven Health Analytics-NPR Health Poll. Additionally, 12% of all respondents said that cost drove them to purchase prescription medication outside the U.S. ... |