Response to Compliance With Hypertension Therapy: Why Standards Are Needed

We appreciate Dr. David’s letter regarding our recent article,1 and agree with many of his comments. Higher costs to the patient, either in paying for a prescription out-of-pocket or in larger copayments and deductibles, are likely to reduce compliance with therapy. Receiving only 1 month’s supply of a medication may also affect compliance. There are clearly other issues beyond cost and days supply of medication that also affect compliance. Patients with comprehensive prescription medication coverage …