Drug Non-Adherence Costs Manufacturers Billions Of Dollars In Revenues – Study

Capgemini’s calculations of potential pharmaceutical revenues if patients were fully compliant with their drug therapy regimens suggest revenues in the U.S. would be nearly 60% higher. But even small changes have sizeable revenue impact.

If patients taking chronic medications fully complied with their drug regimens, annual drug revenues in the U.S. could have reached $508 billion in 2011 rather than the actual $320 billion earned that year, an analysis of the revenue potential from increased medication adherence estimates. The difference translates into $188 billion, or a 59% revenue increase.

The report, released by Capgemini Consultants Nov. 26, also extrapolates its estimate of lost revenues to the global market, figuring...

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