Question

4. Consider the role of a health care advocate how does your project work support this role, on advocating for medication adherence amongst African American diagnosed Hypertension

Answer 1

Medication adherence is patient taking their drug according to prescribed dosage,time, frequency, direction.

ROLE ON ADVOCATING ON MEDICATION ADHERENCE FOR HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

1. Physical counselling on medication adherence
2. Family support for monitoring pill taking
3. Group sessions with social worker
4. Care of patients by specially trained nurse at home
5. Addressing patient barriers and medication access
6. Improving coverage for drugs by reducing cost sharing. Help in prescribing generic drugs which are low cost
7. Joining patient in the programs that can provide free and low cost medication.
8. Giving discount coupons,vouchers,drug cards
9. Helping Patient review their drug coverage plan annually
10. Simplify medication regimens, monotherapies
11. Establishing pharmacy homes , narrow pharmacy network
12. Synchronized medication refill schedule
13. Link Community and clinical resources
14. Expand reimbursement for pharmacy services