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January 21, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Media contact: National Consumers League \u2013 Carol McKay, carolm@nclnet.org, (412) 945-3242\u00a0or Taun Sterling, tauns@nclnet.org, (202)\u00a0207-2832<\/span><\/p>\n Washington, DC\u2014<\/span>Today<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>marks the launch of the\u00a0<\/span>eighth<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>annual\u00a0<\/span>Script Your Future<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>Medication Adherence Team Challenge, a two-month-long intercollegiate competition among health profession student teams and faculty for creating solutions to raise awareness about medication adherence as a critical public health issue. The Challenge,\u00a0<\/span>hosted by the\u00a0<\/span>National Consumers League (NCL), is returning to university campuses across the country after\u00a0<\/span>seven\u00a0<\/span>years of successful student\u00a0<\/span>competition and\u00a0<\/span>innovation<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Challenge is\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>integral part<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>Script Your Future<\/span><\/em>, a campaign launched by\u00a0<\/span>NCL<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>partners in 2011 to combat the problem of poor medication adherence in the United States, where nearly three out of four patients do not take their medication as directed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cW<\/span>ith the aging of America\u2019s baby boomer generation and the\u00a0<\/span>complexities of our healthcare system,\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>he role of health professionals in helping patients preserve and improve their<\/span>\u00a0own<\/span>\u00a0health is\u00a0<\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>critical<\/span>\u00a0than ever<\/span>. The\u00a0<\/span>Script Yo<\/span><\/em>ur Future<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Medication Adherence Team\u00a0<\/span>Challenge\u00a0<\/span>uniquely<\/span>\u00a0encourages an interprofessional approach and lays the foundation for adherence-minded care among\u00a0<\/span>future professionals\u00a0<\/span>before<\/span><\/em>\u00a0they enter the workforce,\u201d said Sally Greenberg, NCL\u00a0<\/span>executive director<\/span>. \u201c<\/span>For<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>seven years,\u00a0<\/span>we have been\u00a0<\/span>blown away<\/span>\u00a0by the ingenuity of our student teams<\/span>, their commitment to reaching patients with our messages of adherence, and their interest in\u00a0<\/span>positively<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>impact<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0communities<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We look forward\u00a0<\/span>to seeing what this year\u2019s Challenge will contribute to the discussion.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Challenge is sponsored by the\u00a0<\/span>American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA),<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>the American Pharmacists Association (<\/span>APhA<\/span>)<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Starting today through\u00a0<\/span>March\u00a0<\/span>22<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0inter-professional teams<\/span>\u2014<\/span>includi<\/span>ng student pharmacists, nurses,\u00a0<\/span>doctors, and others<\/span>\u2014<\/span>will i<\/span>mplement\u00a0<\/span>creative\u00a0<\/span>outreach approaches in their communities to raise awareness and improve understanding about medication adherence<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>At the end of the Challenge, teams\u00a0<\/span>submit entries for review by national partner organizations, and winners are\u00a0<\/span>recognized for their efforts to improve medication adherence.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe\u00a0<\/span>Script Your Future<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Medication Adherence Team Challenge has provided a tremendous opportunity for health professions students to demonstrate how they can work collaboratively to improve patient care through better medication adherence,\u201d said Dr. Lucinda L. Maine,\u00a0<\/span>Executive Vice President and CEO at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. \u201cThis Challenge, now in its eighth year, is a powerful example of the impact health professions teams can have on the public health issue of medication adherence.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Since the Challenge began in 2011, more than<\/span>\u00a015,000<\/span>\u00a0future health care professionals have directly counseled\u00a0<\/span>nearly\u00a0<\/span>65<\/span>,000 patients and reached more than\u00a0<\/span>24.5\u00a0<\/span>million consumers\u00a0<\/span>about the importance of medication adherence.\u00a0<\/span>Last year\u2019s National awardees were the University of Charleston School of Pharmacy<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>the University of the Sciences Philadelphia College of Pharmacy<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Pacific University School\u00a0<\/span>of Pharmacy earned the\u00a0<\/span>Rookie Award<\/span>\u00a0for their outstanding contribution during their second year of participation in the Team Challenge.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to the national<\/span>-l<\/span>e<\/span>vel\u00a0<\/span>awards, the Challe<\/span>nge\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>honors teams with focused\u00a0<\/span>award<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the areas of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>health disparities, communications and media outreach, and creative inter-professional team<\/span>. In 2018, the Challenge honored<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>following schools with focused awards:\u00a0<\/span>Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM); Touro University California College of Pharmacy; and the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, respectively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To learn more about last year\u2019s winners<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>visit the\u00a0<\/span>Script Your Future<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For more information on the Challenge<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0visit the Challenge Community website at<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/syfadherencechallenge.ning.com\/<\/span><\/a>. Tweet along with us during the Challenge using #<\/span>SYFchallenge<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and follow the campaign @<\/span>IWillTakeMyMeds<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ###<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n About\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Script Your Future<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Script Your Future<\/span>\u00a0is a campaign of the National Consumers League (NCL), a private, non-profit membership organization founded in 1899.<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>NCL\u2019s mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>For more information about the\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Script Your Future<\/span>\u00a0campaign, visit\u00a0<\/span><\/em>ScriptYourFuture.org<\/span><\/em><\/a>. 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