| Literature DB >> 26542896 |
Teresa N Harrison1, Kelley R Green2, In-Lu Amy Liu1, Southida S Vansomphone3, Joel Handler4, Ronald D Scott5, T Craig Cheetham1, Kristi Reynolds1.
Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an automated telephone system reminding patients with hypertension and/or cardiovascular disease to obtain overdue medication refills. The authors compared the intervention with usual care among patients with an overdue prescription for a statin or lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide (lisinopril-HCTZ). The primary outcome was refill rate at 2 weeks. Secondary outcomes included time to refill and change in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure. Significantly more patients who received a reminder call refilled their prescription compared with the usual-care group (statin cohort: 30.3% vs 24.9% [P<.0001]; lisinopril-HCTZ cohort: 30.7% vs 24.2% [P<.0001]). The median time to refill was shorter in patients receiving the reminder call (statin cohort: 29 vs 36 days [P<.0001]; lisinopril-HCTZ cohort: 24 vs 31 days [P<.0001]). There were no statistically significant differences in mean low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure. These findings suggest the need for interventions that have a longer-term impact.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26542896 PMCID： PMC8031591 DOI： 10.1111/jch.12723
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) ISSN： 1524-6175 Impact factor: 3.738