Evondos in UK Trade shows – on journey to improve medication adherence
Few words on medication adherence
Medication use together with health care costs have been on the increase for a long time. Non-adherence to medication can result in worsening in condition, increased costs around healthcare (1). There are estimates that non-adherence can cause 125000 preventable deaths, and 33-69% of hospitalizations are due to poor adherence (2, 3). Often times the reason to non-adherence is seen as an patient issue, not as system or clinician responsibility.
Several studies have been conducted to assess the prevalence of non-adherence. According to WHO only 50% of medication is taken as prescribed (4). On other papers non-adherence ranges from 25 to 50% (5).
Non-adherence is a common problem and causes significant economic burden, not to forget the consequences to individual lives. The good news is that it is a preventable issue. One way to improve adherence is to utilize automated medicine dispensing robots. Evondos has shown 99% adherence with over 40 million doses dispensed.
Where to meet with Evondos
It is only the beginning of the year, but Evondos team has been busy in preparing for number of events taking place in the UK.
The first chance to meet the Evondos team is in UK Telehealtcare event in Dorking on Jan 23rd. At the end of February we will attend Virtual Wards London event. There will also be a chance to hear from a customer organization in England utilizing Evondos service. Quite interesting results already, in terms of improved medication adherence and quality of life as a result of adopting Evondos technology.
In March we will be present at Health& Care transformation in Glasgow, Scotland and later in the month at ITEC 2025 in Birmingham.
Come and meet us in these events to discuss more!
Discover more about Evondos Group:
Evondos, founded in Finland in 2008, is the European leader in automated medication dispensing. Its core mission is to improve the quality of life and autonomy of older people and patients with regular medication needs by ensuring accurate and timely delivery of treatments and facilitating independent living at home. This solution responds to a global context of an ageing population, where medication errors and non-adherence represent a high burden on healthcare and social systems. Solutions from Evondos Group are used in over 700 care organizations, cities or municipalities in the Nordics and the Netherlands.
References
- The ‘cost’ of medication nonadherence: Consequences we cannot afford to accept. Chisholm-Burns. 2012, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, pp. 823-826.
- The Unmet Challenge of Medication Nonadherence. Kleinsinger. 22, s.l. : Perm J, 2018.
- Adherence to medication. Osterberg. s.l. : N Engl J Med, 2005.
- Adherence to Long-Term Therapies. s.l. : World Health Organization, 2003.
- Adherence and Health Care Costs. Iuga. s.l. : Risk Manag Healthc Policy, 2014.
