Cohen Robin A, Cha Amy E
NCHS Data Brief. 2019 Aug(349):1-8.
In 2018, 10.1% of adults aged 18 and over had diagnosed diabetes (1). The majority of those with diabetes take medication for this condition (2). Compared with those without diabetes, adults with diagnosed diabetes experience higher out-of-pocket costs for prescription medications (3) and cost-related, medication nonadherence behaviors (4). Adults have used several strategies to reduce the costs of prescription drugs, including not taking medication as prescribed and asking their doctor for a lower-cost medication (5). This report examines the percentage of adults aged 18 and over with diagnosed diabetes who used these selected strategies to reduce their prescription drug costs.
2018年，18岁及以上的成年人中有10.1%被诊断患有糖尿病（1）。大多数糖尿病患者为此病症服用药物（2）。与未患糖尿病的成年人相比，被诊断患有糖尿病的成年人在处方药方面的自付费用更高（3），且存在与费用相关的药物不依从行为（4）。成年人采用了多种策略来降低处方药成本，包括不按规定服药以及要求医生开成本较低的药物（5）。本报告调查了18岁及以上被诊断患有糖尿病的成年人中使用这些特定策略来降低其处方药成本的比例。
