A real-world study of persistence and adherence to prescription medications in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation in the United States.
Cash B, Lu M, Lembo A, Feuerstadt P, Nguyen L, Terasawa E, Ayyagari R, Du S, Pi S, Westermeyer B, Terreri B, Boules M, Moshiree B. A real-world study of persistence and adherence to prescription medications in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation in the United States. Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy 2024, 30: 1136-1148. PMID: 39321115, PMCID: PMC11424913, DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2024.30.10.1136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic idiopathic constipationHazard ratioIdiopathic constipationTreatment of chronic idiopathic constipationHigher treatment persistencePrescription medicationsComparator medicationUS Food and Drug AdministrationProportion of patientsIBM MarketScan Commercial ClaimsObservational cohort studyFood and Drug AdministrationAdjusted hazard ratiosMarketScan Commercial ClaimsProportion of daysAssociated with lower oddsTreatment persistencePrucaloprideCohort studyOdds ratioPrescription fillsPrescription therapyDrug AdministrationCompare persistenceInclusion criteria