Need Assistance with Medication Delivery? Rely on a trusted partner to keep your reputation for on-time delivery intact You work hard to provide pharmacy services to long-term care patients. When medication deliveries are delayed, it can create a lot of challenges. Disruption in med passes and patient care delays can have long-term impacts on your client relationships. That’s why you need a partner you can trust to deliver medications on time. You may be familiar with our backup pharmacy

Long-Term Care Pharmacies are Essential in Supporting Individuals with LTC Needs, Regardless of Residence While policymakers and thought leaders on Capitol Hill and across our nation continue to discuss bolstering home and community-based services, new original research and policy analysis  identified barriers to long-term care (LTC) pharmacy services for Medicare beneficiaries living at home or in the community (“community-dwelling”). Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition’s (SCPC) and ATI Advisory’s (ATI) latest report

Be Prepared This Holiday Season The holiday season is quickly approaching! As fun and exciting as the holiday season can be, it can also bring some challenges when it comes to balancing work, deadlines, and family schedules. Many businesses have the ability to shut down for a few days to enjoy the holidays with their family and friends. Unfortunately, pharmacies don’t receive that same privilege. Pharmacists stay busy to ensure all of their patients receive their medications in a timely manner. The holiday

Are You Driving Long Distances to Deliver Medications? Backup pharmacy services can help save you time and money Medication delivery is an essential service for every closed-door pharmacy. Long-term care facilities rely on timely delivery to help ensure nurse rounds and patient care remain on schedule. Whether you provide medication delivery services with in-house employees or through a partner, schedules can be easily disrupted when a stat or emergency prescription request is received outside your routed deliveries. The farther the facility is located from

I Love Going to the Pharmacy After-Hours to Fill Prescriptions (says no pharmacist ever) Serving long-term care facilities means providing around-the-clock pharmacy care to residents in compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) standards. This means you must either staff your pharmacy 24/7 or return to the pharmacy after hours whenever a stat request is received. Either way, it can be cost-prohibitive to handle after-hours orders on your own. A better way With Care Services as your backup pharmacy partner, you

Honoring World Pharmacist Day “Pharmacy: Always trusted for your health.” In just a few short days, on September 25th, people around the world will celebrate World Pharmacists Day. This year’s theme is: “Pharmacy: Always trusted for your health.” The idea around this year’s campaign is to show just how much trust society holds in pharmacists. A study conducted by the Nuremberg Institute shows that pharmacists are in the top five most trusted professionals globally. Pharmacists provide the elements needed for trust: Positive Relationships Pharmacists take

Preparing for Hurricane and Wildfire Season Is your pharmacy prepared? Hurricanes, wildfires, and other extreme weather can cause significant damage and loss for long-term care facilities and pharmacies. Preparing for these natural devastations is vital to keep a functioning pharmacy. Hurricane Ida, which resulted in destruction, damage, and flooding, created challenges for many pharmacies in the hurricane’s path. Many pharmacies could not process and fill prescriptions which resulted in delays for patients. The United States experiences its peak hurricane season between June 1 and

Toclizumab in Short Supply Due to Pandemic Some individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are treated with a monthly infusion of biologic tocilzumab (Actemra-Genentech). However, the drug is now in short supply because of the surge in COVID-19 cases. In June, FDA gave tocilizumab its emergency use authorization to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients.  This monoclonal antibody can help reduce inflammation by blocking a protein called IL-6, which causes RA-ralated damage. Read More   What might this flu season have in store? Influenza cases and deaths in