How to Start a Physician Dispensing Program
Physician dispensing promotes medication accessibility and streamlines the healthcare journey for those under your supervision. In addition to improving patient care, an in-office dispensing ....
Factors That Increase the Risk of Medication Errors
Understanding the factors that increase the risk of medication errors is essential to help reduce errors. The Food and Drug Administration estimate 1.3 million injuries are due to medication errors ....
Improving the Efficiency and Safety of Your Practice with Direct Physician Dispensing Systems
Direct physician dispensing systems can improve the efficiency and safety of your healthcare practice. Here's how. In 2016, the US population spent $329 billion on prescription medication. Yet studi ....
Patient Safety With an Automatic Pill Dispenser
There are many things you can do to improve patient safety, especially when using an automatic pill dispenser. Learn why it is crucial for any pharmacy. Patient safety refers to preventing er ....
In-house Dispensing Is More Important Than Ever, Here’s Why
The United States healthcare system has been increasingly overwhelmed in the past year due to COVID-19, making in-house dispensing more important than ever. With pharmacies and hospitals overwhelmed ....
Understanding Medication: Schedule of Drugs Classification
Drug classification schedules are important for ensuring medications are used as directed. Prepackaged medication can help improve patient safety and quality control of controlled substances. Contro ....
7 Benefits of Physician Medication Packaging
Physician medication packaging services buy medication in bulk from pharmaceutical companies, and then repackage it to accommodate individual practices, urgent care clinics, worker compensation clinic ....
3 Examples of Medication Reconciliation Best Practices
Every doctor’s office, hospital and medical facility knows, or should know, the importance of medication reconciliation in preventing adverse drug events. There is a lot that has been said and that continues to be said about the issue, but a lot of it lacks actionable advice. To that end, here are three best practices that could benefit your office.
Advising Patients About Medication Side Effects
If you don’t tell your patients about potential medication side effects, it is likely they won’t learn about them at all. Unless you are dispensing medication directly to them, it is highly unlikely t ....
Reasons an In-Office Medication Management System Is a Must for Your Practice
A modern medication dispensing system is more than a convenience, it’s a core component of safe, efficient patient care. By equipping healthcare providers to dispense and manage medications directly ....