Drugmakers are urging patients to take their medicine:
The take-your-medicine program is part of a sales and marketing strategy that is gaining urgency for drug makers experiencing slowing sales. As it turns out, the industry leaves billions of dollars on the table — or the pharmacy shelves — annually because people do not take their drugs as often or as long as prescribed.






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