There are many reasons why people don’t take medicines their clinicians prescribe for them; medication non-adherence is a long-time challenge for our individual health, public health, and health spending. In my latest post on the Medecision Liberate Health blog portal, I discuss the context of drivers of health for prescription drugs and some solutions to addressing this perennial obstacle.
Thinking about social determinants of prescription drugs: taking medicines in real life
As you may know, I have been splitting work- and living-time between the U.S. and the E.U., most recently living in and working from Brussels. In the month of September 2024, I'll be splitting time between London and other parts of the U.K., Spain and Italy where I'll be working with clients on consumer health, self-care and home care focused on food-as-medicine, digital health, business and scenario planning for the future...
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Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, MA, MHSA