Novel remote electronic medication supply model for opioid-dependent outpatients with polypharmacy--first long-term case study.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Patients with substance use disorders grow older thanks to effective treatments. Together with a high prevalence of comorbidities, psychological problems, and low social support, these patients are at high risk for medication non-adherence. Established treatment facilities face challenges to accommodate these complex patients within their setting. Electronic medication management aids (e-MMAs) might be appropriate to simultaneously monitor and improve adherence for these patients. CASE PRESENTATION:We report the first long-term experiences with a novel remote electronic medication supply model for two opioid-dependent patients with HIV. John (beginning dementia, 52 years, 6 tablets daily at 12 am) and Mary (frequent drug holidays, 48 years, 5-6 tablets daily at 8 pm) suffered from disease progression due to non-adherence. We electronically monitored adherence and clinical outcomes during 659 (John) and 953 (Mary) days between July 2013 and April 2016. Both patients retrieved over 90% of the pouches within 75 min of the scheduled time. Technical problems occurred in 4% (John) and 7.2% (Mary) of retrievals, but on-site support was seldom required. Viral loads fell below detection limits during the entire observation period. CONCLUSIONS:Continuous medication supply and persistence with treatment of over 1.7 years, timing adherence of more than 90%, and suppressed HIV viral load are first results supporting the feasibility of the novel supply model for patients on opioid-assisted treatment and polypharmacy.

journal_name

Harm Reduct J

journal_title

Harm reduction journal

authors

Allemann SS,Dürsteler KM,Strasser J,Vogel M,Stoeckle M,Hersberger KE,Arnet I

doi

10.1186/s12954-017-0182-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-08-16 00:00:00

pages

56

issue

1

issn

1477-7517

pii

10.1186/s12954-017-0182-x

journal_volume

14

pub_type

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