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2012 -- H 8200 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE ONE-YEAR | |
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ANNIVERSARY OF THE "SCRIPT YOUR FUTURE" CAMPAIGN IN RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Tomasso, Handy, Walsh, Cimini, and Bennett | |
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Date Introduced: May 23, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Having a chronic disease, such as diabetes, COPD, asthma, high blood |
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pressure, or high cholesterol, can take away chances for a long and full life if one does not take |
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prescription medicines as prescribed by a doctor; and |
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WHEREAS, Forty-five percent of Americans have a chronic disease that requires a |
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prescription medication. Three out of four patients with a chronic condition do not take their |
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prescription as directed, and one out of three prescriptions are never filled; and |
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WHEREAS, More than 33 percent of medication-related hospital admissions are linked |
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to poor adherence. Non-adherence costs Americans $290 billion annually. The public, policy |
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makers, and healthcare professionals should be informed about the importance of taking |
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medications as directed; and |
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WHEREAS, The National Consumers League has joined with Rhode Island’s |
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pharmacists, nurses, physicians, patient and consumer advocates, health systems, policy makers, |
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and universities and schools of learning in order to launch the “Script Your Future” Medication |
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Adherence Campaign as the first public-private partnership to address the growing problem of |
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poor medication adherence in our state and beyond; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby recognizes and celebrates the one-year anniversary of the “Script |
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Your Future” campaign in Rhode Island; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Sally Greenberg, Executive Director, National |
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Consumers League. |
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