{"id":3049,"date":"2014-10-28T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medtexter.com\/?p=3049"},"modified":"2014-10-28T12:12:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T19:12:00","slug":"study-shows-adherent-cholesterol-patients-have-increased-medication-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medtexter.com\/study-shows-adherent-cholesterol-patients-have-increased-medication-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Shows Adherent Cholesterol Patients have increased medication costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most recent study<\/a> shows that adherent individuals that take statins to fight their high cholesterol (who remained on their meds over a two year period) were, in fact, healthier. The downside is that it cost them more money, including medications and hospitalizations than those that didn\u2019t.
\nStunning news. Not. Those of us that use these meds could have guessed this.<\/p>\n

\nPrior studies showed that adherence leads to lower costs overall. But the combination of these studies fails to speak to the vast populace of patients being treated for high cholesterol.<\/p>\n

\nHigh cholesterol is one of those diseases associated with heart disease. Typically, a patient is increasingly prone to having one or more heart associated diseases as they age. I have them all, except for heard disease. I have diabetes, asthma, high cholesterol, high blood pressure<\/a> and I\u2019m eager not to graduate into the world of heart disease<\/a>. As many of us have come to know, the goal is to reverse the damage, if possible.\u00a0 We certainly don\u2019t want these diseases (or any disease as I think about it) to progress.<\/p>\n

\nThe road to health is a healthy diet, moderate exercise, and following your physician\u2019s prescription medication regimen.\u00a0 It involves a lot of walking, working with light to moderate weights. Food wise, we have to be diligent about eating more fruits and vegetables, a moderate amount of fish, chicken and beef, cutting down on breads and dairy; watching your weight. You have to check with your doctor to ensure that you\u2019re healthy enough to exercise.<\/p>\n

\nThe key goal in all of this is to STAY HEALTHY. Even little issues, like getting a cold or the flu, can lead to a domino affect of issues for your body. It\u2019s essential to keep your health. This new study doesn\u2019t seem to take anything into account except adherence. Of course it will cost you a bit more to purchase the meds necessary to be adherent, but the inverse is to allow your body to fall into disrepair through lack of meds, good foods, etc. To not be dedicated to staying well , including medication adherence, equates to not caring if your body falls into disrepair, I would even go so far as to say \u201cavoiding heath.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s pretty clear. You have to make a choice if you want to achieve and keep your health. Okay, then, now you have to do something about it.<\/p>\n

\nWhat\u2019s it worth to have your health? Certainly more than the few dollars you might spend on the purchase of your statin drugs. Your health involves a much larger picture.<\/p>\n

\nThere are lots of resources on the internet to help you achieve a good diet and a workout routine. When it comes to being adherent, MedTexter is here to help you manage your medications including reminding you when it\u2019s time to take them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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