Understanding the causes of asthma medication non-adherence in the USA

About this episode

The episode discusses the various factors contributing to asthma medication non-adherence in the USA, focusing on cost and access to services.

There are many factors which might contribute to asthma patients not adhering to their medication, such as access to services, or convenience of use. One well-known and important barrier in the United States is simply cost. Thorax social media editor Dr. Kate Diomede speaks to Dr. Chun-Tse Hung¹, Dr. Steven Erickson², and Prof. Chung-Hsuen Wu¹, the authors of a recent study on the subject. Read the paper: Cost-related non-adherence to medications among adults with asthma in the USA, 2011–2022 1. School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan 2. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Kate Diomede

Guests: Dr. Chun-Tse Hung, Dr. Steven Erickson, Prof. Chung-Hsuen Wu

Topics covered

• asthma
• medication adherence
• healthcare access
• cost barriers
• patient compliance

Keywords

• asthma
• medication non-adherence
• cost barriers
• healthcare
• patient access

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, BMJ Group

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