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Dear < First Name> <Last Name>,

I recently reviewed your chart, and it appears that you may be taking your medication differently than it was prescribed.

Sometimes patients may forget a dose of medication, or even skip a dose on purpose, but it is very important to take your medications exactly as they are prescribed.

Your medications are not only helping control conditions you have already been diagnosed with, but they are helping to prevent more serious conditions like heart attacks and strokes and can also reduce the chance of being hospitalized. Studies have found that patients who don’t take their medications as they should were about 2.5 times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital than people who took their medications correctly.1

You also want to take your medications even if you do not feel sick or if you don’t feel like your medication is working. Not all conditions are something you can feel. For example, someone can’t feel if they have Diabetes. And not all medications make you feel differently after taking them. So patients can’t feel that a statin is lowering their bad cholesterol, but it is!

I want to help you stay healthy and avoid complications like hospitalizations or a heart attack or stroke. I feel it is in your best interest to make sure you take your medications as they are prescribed. I have also enclosed a prescription for refills so you do not run out of medication. Please fill this at your earliest convenience and be sure to present your insurance card at the pharmacy so you can receive the best price. Many generics have a very low copay when filled with insurance.

If you have any questions about your medications, please contact our office.

Sincerely,

<Physician Name, Title>

Medication Adherence Template - Providers can mail to patients

1Olga Z Rosen, Rachel Fridman, Bradley T Rosen, Rita Shane, and Joshua M Pevnick. Medication adherence as a predictor of 30-day hospital readmissions. Patient Preference and Adherence. 2017

Photo Credit: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [Internet]. [Illustration] Promoting medication Adherence in Diabetes. [Cited 2018 Aug 9]. Available from https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/communication-programs/ndep/health-professionals/promoting-medication-adherence-diabetes

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Kem Snavely

2020-04-16

Butler, Sandy (Highmark Inc)

Quest Diagnostics