Gender Gaps Discovered in Overall Use of Prescription Drugs, Adherence Patterns and Medical Management
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Women use more prescription drugs than men; yet they are not prescribed proper amounts. In a new study presented at Women's Health 2012: The 20th Annual Congress by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) women are prescribed more drugs than men, have poorer adherence rates to using the drugs than men, and, perhaps most surprisingly, lag behind men in receiving the appropriate drugs for their documented diseases.