Streamlining Medication Access

Judy Dietrick, RPh, AFC's Pharmacist-in-ChargeWe currently offer pharmacy pickup times on Mondays and Fridays. The patients have their appointments and then return to the Clinic on the next pickup day to receive their medications.  As part of our patient-centered approach to health care, we are in the process of testing “real time” medication access, which would allow the patient to make the choice to wait for his/her prescription, or to return to the Clinic on a scheduled pharmacy pickup day.  Our patients often live complicated lives, with erratic or inflexible work schedules, transportation problems, childcare issues, etc., so whenever possible we try to identify and remove barriers to living healthier lives.