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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – CHI St. Alexius Health is taking time to inform individuals on the importance of Medication Adherence.

Medication adherence is taking pills how a doctor prescribes them and not deviating from the prescription instructions. Pharmacist Jesse Rue with CHI St. Alexius Health in Carrington talked with reporter Greg Grenz on what medication adherence is and why it’s so important.

Rue stated that there are some fairly startling statistics related to medication adherence in the United States.

Rue also pointed out that it claims more than 125,000 lives every year. Rue says there are many ways an individual can improve their adherence to medication.

Rue was recently announced as a winner of the Pharmacist Excellence in Innovation award from the North Dakota Pharmacist Association. If you have questions on medication adherence, you can contact Jesse Rue at (701) 652-3141 or (800) 532-8623.