Ever visited a Westwood compounding pharmacy and had to wait a long time to simply get your prescription? You’re not alone.
At least 49% of Americans have used prescribed medication in the last month and have experienced the same thing, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Next time you visit a pharmacy, you might feel more patient after reading these reasons why pharmacies make you wait.
1. Client Information
When a patient comes to a pharmacy to pick up medication, they must provide all information necessary to release the prescription. This includes their name, home address, date of birth, and insurance information. This is to confirm that the information in the pharmacy’s data system is accurate or because they didn’t have this information.
2. Confirm Prescriptions
Many are aware of a doctor’s horrible writing. When pharmacy technicians receive a prescription that does not make sense, they have to do whatever is possible to avoid making errors. This includes inputting the prescription information into the computer and giving the doctor a phone call.
3. Pharmacy Technicians Wait For Insurance Approval
Insurance companies can take time to quickly approve a new prescription. For insurance companies, new prescriptions might seem like an overdose because of the client’s history or they might think the prescription will negatively interact with old medication. This requires for a pharmacy technician to call the insurance company.
4. Double Check For Accuracy
After the client’s insurance company approves the prescription, a pharmacist must check if the pharmacy technician’s work is correct. The pharmacist ensures the sticker on the medication bottle correlates with the prescription written by the doctor. In some instances, a pharmacist must question the pharmacy technician if things do not make sense.
5. Package Medication and Answering Questions
Medication pills are packaged and double checked to have the correct amount, and then handed to the customer. Pharmacists will then be available to answer any questions the customer may have. At our Westwood compounding pharmacy, we process each step carefully to ensure our patients receive medication with no issues.
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