Community pharmacy automatic refill program improves adherence to maintenance therapy and reduces wasted medication.

Automatic prescription refill programs are a popular means of improving medication adherence. A concern is the potential for prescription drug wastage and unnecessary healthcare spending. We evaluated the impact of an automatic refill program on patterns of medication use.Retrospective propensity score matched cohort study with multivariable generalized linear modeling.The setting of the study was a pharmacy benefit manager administering...