What Can Your Facility Expect From A Pharmacy Consulting Service?
What Can Your Facility Expect From A Pharmacy Consulting Service?
The residents of your healthcare facility deserve reliable, accurate, and efficient management of their prescribed medications. When you begin working with a pharmacy consulting service, here are some benefits you can expect.
Pharmacy Services You Can Expect from a Pharmacy Consultant
The primary focus of a pharmacy consulting service is the pharmacy itself. Pharmacy consulting services typically operate as closed-door pharmacies, meaning the general public cannot order and purchase prescriptions – only patients at affiliated facilities have access. This selectivity allows the service to offer more specific benefits than a traditional open-door pharmacy, including:
- Enhanced confidentiality
- Guaranteed insurance coverage
- Fluid, open lines of communication between your staff and the pharmacy
- Electronic health record integration
- Delivery of medications to your facility
Professional Services You Can Expect from a Pharmacy Consultant
The most effective medicines in the world are of no use if they’re not used effectively, or if they’re not used in compliance with state and federal laws. Your pharmacy consultant will offer services to keep your facility efficient, safe, and compliant. Professional services can include:
- Educating your staff to improve patient care
- Inspection of medication carts and other medication storage location.
- Reviewing patient prescriptions to ensure correct dosing and administration
- Coordination of onsite vaccination clinics for your patients
Packaging Options Available Through Your Pharmacy Consultant
Managing a large number of patients, each with their own list of prescriptions, dosages, and administration requirements, comes with a large number of opportunities for error. Your pharmacy consultant can provide you with packaging designed to help reduce errors, with options including:
- Traditional punch-out cards, complete with instructions for taking the medications
- Pouches with a patient’s daily medication packaged together and labeled
- Standard prescription bottles for patients still able to manage their medications
- Compliance tools such as EasyRX, a pill-planner alternative that helps patients transition from facility to home life
Overseeing the medications for your diverse and unique patient population can be a headache. With the right pharmacy consultant, however, you can rest assured that patient medication is handled accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with all applicable regulations, allowing you to focus on your patients, staff, and facility.
Angus Lake Healthcare is your local pharmacy consultant, serving facilities and their residents across Central Georgia.
When it’s time to benefit your residents and facility with exceptional pharmaceutical services, rely on our team for accurate, cost-effective pharmacy consultant services. Schedule a consultation today to learn more: 478-233-1828.
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