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Medication adherence, or ensuring the proper use of medication, is a serious and growing problem, particularly with older Americans. It not only has serious health consequences, it’s also a major contributor to rising healthcare costs. 

Ten years ago, the costs of non-adherence â€" such as hospitalizations and other costly medical treatments â€" was estimated to be $177 billion annually, according to researchers Ernst and Grizzle of the University of Arizona’s College of Pharmacy. In 2009, the research group NEHI released a study estimating the potential costs to be as high as a staggering $290 billion each year. 

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