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. 2011 Spring;8(1):24-5.

The 3.3 percent rx dilemma

John Carroll

The 3.3 percent rx dilemma

John Carroll. Biotechnol Healthc. 2011 Spring.
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William Shrank, MD, and his team found that 3.3 percent of filled prescriptions are abandoned at the pharmacy.
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References

    1. Murray MD, Harrison J. Prescription abandonment: another path to medication nonadherence. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:680–681. - PubMed
    1. Shrank WH, Choudhry NK, Fischer MA, et al. The epidemiology of prescriptions abandoned at the pharmacy. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:633–640. - PubMed

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