New AstraZeneca scheme will pay pharmacists to help patients take their medicines as prescribed

摘要

Pharmacists are to be paid by AstraZeneca to talk to patients about taking its medicines as prescribed, the manufacturer told The Journal this week.Under AZ's new "Making the most of your medicines" programme, pharmacists will be able to recruit patients taking Arimidex, Crestor, Nexium or Singulair with the aim of finding out what medication issue these patients might have and educating them to improve adherence.