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Hometown Pharmacy Has the Cure
for Medication Management
O
ne of the leading causes of patients being readmitted
to the hospital after an accident or illness is medicine
mismanagement - and who can blame them? Oftentimes,
patients check out of the hospital with multiple prescriptions and
little guidance on how or when to use them. Add into the mix that
some patients, such as the elderly, may also have issues with memory,
and some younger patients may not take a prescription regimen
seriously, and it’s no surprise that nearly 50 percent of hospital
readmissions can be tied to medication noncompliance.
Shawn Nairn of Hometown Pharmacy has the answer to that.
Using a packaging system called RxMap that’s free to Hometown
Pharmacy’s clientele, all of your medications, vitamins, supplements
and even daily maintenance pills like aspirin and antacids, can be
packaged into one, convenient package that is sorted by breakfast,
lunch, dinner and bedtime for every day of the week.
“This system takes practically any error opportunity out of the
equation because the patient, or the caregiver, can go right to the
package and see what medications are to be administered and when,”
Nairn said. “There’s no more sorting your own medicine into tiny, hard
to hold pill boxes. We do it all for you at the pharmacy with no charge
to the patient.”
The system looks like a large blister pack, with each day and
mealtime color coded for added convenience. If you’re going out to
dinner or away for the weekend, you simply tear off the anticipated
strips of medicines and put them in your pocket or purse.
And, if you live in Allegheny or one of its adjoining counties,
Hometown Pharmacy’s offers free delivery to you, making processing
and getting your medications as easy as possible. Plus, unlike big
box pharmacies, where you will be waiting on line wasting your
valuable time
and get virtually
no instruction about
your medicine all so
you can save a few pennies
on gas, Hometown Pharmacy can
and will take the time to alleviate all of your concerns with friendly,
knowledgeable staff.
“If I’m working, my clients literally just have to ask for me and
within a minute or two, I’m with them to address their issues,” Nairn
said. “Not a tech, not a clerk, a pharmacist – someone who knows
about drug interactions and safe medication administration.”
Nairn said that the RxMap system gives caregivers peace of mind
as well.
“If you’re taking care of your mom or dad, or they have a nurse who
comes to the house a few times a week, you can easily see if they’re
taking their daily medications because RxMap makes it easy to see
what they’ve taken or what they’ve missed with just a glance,” he said.
“It’s like looking at the calendar. If they pills are still there, they’ve
missed. If the foil backing is punched out, they’ve most likely taken it.”
What’s more, the easy foil backing is easy on arthritic fingers and
hands, lessening the chances of spilling pills on the floor or pain
associated with trying to open complicated bottles or pillboxes.
For more information on Hometown Pharmacy, go to
hometownpharm.com. For more information on the RxMap system,
and how you or your patient can benefit, go to myrxmap.com.
Hometown Pharmacy may also be reached by calling 412.921.7731.
They have two convenient locations inside Shop ‘N Save on
Noblestown Road, and inside Kuhn’s on Banksville Road.
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