Facts and Figures on non compliance

It is estimated that poor regimen compliance results in over $100 billion in yearly expenses in the US and it is also estimated that the non compliance figures for European and Japan combined could also be in this region.*

In addition, The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council has studied this issue and believes that non compliance could be blamed for the deaths of more than 125,000 US citizens annually.

In addition, non compliance could also be attributed to 10% of all hospital admissions in the US and 23% of all nursing home admissions. This is due to the fact that for several reasons, people are unable to take their prescribed medication.

 Costs of non-compliance:
¤ In the US, non-compliance costs health care payers an estimated $100 billion annually.
¤ Approximately 125,000 people die annually because of non-compliance in the US.
¤ Medication non-compliance leads to an estimated loss of 20 million workdays annually,corresponding to $1.5 billion in lost revenue.
¤ Non-compliance comprises 23 per cent of nursing home admissions at an annual cost of $31.3 billion.
¤ Non-compliance accounts for 10 per cent of hospital admissions at an annual rate of $15.2 billion.

References:

 * Datamonitor report,August 2004;"Addressing Patient Compliance Targeted marketing driving a shift in focus from acquisition". Product code: DAT191

* Urquhart J; DeKlerke; Contending Paradigms for the Interpretation of Data on Patient Compliance with Therapeutic Drug Regimens. Stat. Med 1998:17:251 -267