| Characteristic | Percentage of nonadherent claimants |
|---|---|
| Diabetes | 48% |
| Inflammatory conditions | 40% |
| Depression | 38% |
| Multiple sclerosis | 36% |
| High blood pressure | 33% |
| High cholesterol | 26% |
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Release date
April 2020
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Region
Canada
Survey time period
2019
Supplementary notes
* Claimant refers to each person who submits a prescription drug claim, including all dependents who are eligible for coverage.
Therapy class refers to a grouping of medications based on their most common indication.
Adherence was calculated using the medication possession ratio (MPR), which is the sum of the days’ supply for all fills of oral medications in a particular period, divided by the number of days in the period, for any patient with three or more fills of the drug during the period. Patients with an MPR of less than 0.8 or 80% were considered nonadherent.
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