TABLE 2.

Top-ranked targets for medication adherence management over the next 20 years.

Social and economic dimension
• Implementation of comprehensive measures of medication adherence, establishing a stronger connection between adherence metrics and health outcomes
• Thorough examination of the financial implications of medication adherence

Therapy dimension
• Advancing the role of digital technology in improving adherence
• Appropriate management of adherence in the context of polypharmacy and multimorbidity

Patient dimension
• Provision of patient education to enhance their understanding of their illness and medications
• Incorporation of medication adherence as a standard measure in routine clinical practice

Condition dimension
• Implementation of new technologies to support adherence and persistence, directly targeting pathogenic mechanisms contributing to disease development
• Improved identification of patients at high risk of non-adherence in clinical practice

Healthcare system dimension
• Using artificial intelligence in medication adherence management
• Increased access to adherence-enhancing interventions through the expansion of reimbursement and insurance coverage