Myocardial Infarction Prescription Duration Adherence Study (MIPAD)
Medication Adherence
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Medication Adherence focused on measuring Myocardial Infarction, Adherence, Medication
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Use of Ontario Drug Benefits (ODB-Age >65 years, social assistance, and disability);
- Cardiac catheterization during an index admission with an MI;
- Evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease;
- Discharged alive
- Ontario Residents (Ontario, Canada)
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Sites / Locations
- Hamilton General Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
90 Day Supply
Education Alone
Control
Intervention: At Hamilton Health Sciences a policy change implementing a standardized discharge prescription form of a 90-day supply with 3 repeats for all cardiac medications available on all wards where MI patients are managed.
At St. Joseph's Hospital and Niagara Health System education regarding the benefits of lengthening prescriptions to a 90 day supply with 3 repeats for all cardiac medications will be implemented.
Remaining Ontario cardiac sites will receive usual care and act as concurrent control group.