Sundas Azim, Pharmacy Intern and Patricia Powers, PharmD, BCPS, Senior Director, Clinical Services
What is the best way to save members and health plans costly visits to the doctor? Prevent the medical problem from occurring. Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 million people every year according to AMCP. That's why at Mosaic Pharmacy Service, we require a medication review when onboarding new patients to our pharmacy and conduct continuous clinical engagement.
What is a Medication Review?
A medication review is a time to talk about all the prescriptions a patient takes. This comprehensive review can help uncover bad side effects, medicines that don't mix well, and medications you may not need to take, such as duplicate medicines.
Why is a Medicine Review Important?
For patients, some people go to more than one doctor. Sometimes, doctors don't know what other medicines you're taking. A medication review helps catch mistakes and keep your members safe. By continuously reviewing medications and effects, Mosaic can significantly improve medication adherence for high-risk patients who are typically non-adherent to their medications.
Checking Your Members Medications:
- Less Side Effects: We check if any medicine is making the patient feel sick.
- Safe Combinations: We make sure the medicines, vitamins, and over-the-counter medicines work well together.
- No Doubles: We make sure the patient is not taking the same kind of medicine from different doctors.
Helping Your Members Take Medicine the Right Way:
- On-time Reminders: We help patients remember when to take the right medicines.
- Right Amount: We make sure you're taking the correct dose at the right time.
- Understand Their Medicine: We help patients know why they need each medicine.
Making a Plan that Helps Members Reach Their Goals:
- Reach Health Goals: We see if the medication regimen is helping patients feel better and stay healthy.
- Change if Needed: If the medicine is not working or causes problems, we can talk to the patient's doctor about changing it.
Saving Money for Your Members at Mosaic:
- Stop What you Don't Need: We work with the patient and the doctor to help address medications that may not be needed anymore.
- Find Cheaper Options: We look for the same or similar medicine at a lower price and talk to their doctor about it.
Working Together:
The patient, our pharmacist, and their doctor work as a team to help the patient feel their best. We make sure everyone knows what medicines they are taking.
It's best for patients to be honest and ask questions. Transparency allows our pharmacists to help members feel their best. That's why 85% of patients recommend us to their friends and family and why Mosaic Pharmacy Service receives a greater satisfaction score than any other traditional pharmacy! Contact us to see if your health plan members can benefit from our pharmacy services.