Proportion of Days Covered (PDC)

PDC - Proportion of Days Covered



Measuring Medication Adherence
What is PCD? / What is PDC threshold?


PDC: The proportion of days in the measurement period "covered" by prescription claims for the same medication or another in its therapeutic category. What is MPR?

PDC threshold (80%): The level of PDC above which the medication has a reasonable likelihood of achieving most of the potential clinical benefit.

Learn More: Download PDC Report (Proportion of Days Covered - PDC - as a Preferred Method of Measuring Medication Adherence)
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