VITAL PHARMACY

ABOUT

• Is a locally owned and operated independent full-service pharmacy with state of the art modern technology to assist in the medication filling process and provide medication access and education to Western New York.

• Our goal at Vital is to remove every barrier that patients and caregivers have with taking their medications correctly and on time.

• We are focused on being a caregivers and compliance regimen solution.

CONTACT

(716) 923-4603 vitalpharmacyrx.com info@vitalservicesrx.com

About two-thirds of Americans have prescription medications, and around 50% of them do not take their medications as prescribed – this is known as medication non-adherence. It is a major cause of avoidable physical and emotional suffering, financial loss, and premature deaths that cost people precious time that could be spent with their loved ones. Today, medication nonadherence causes over 125,000 preventable deaths annually making it a significant problem that should be addressed by the healthcare system.

WHAT ARE SOME CAUSES OF MEDICATION NON-ADHERENCE?

The reasons for poor medication adherence are often multifactorial. Most common of which include forgetfulness, regimen complexity, high cost, side effects, and incomplete understanding of the medications needed.

HOW DO YOU INCREASE MEDICATION ADHERENCE?

Patients can discuss the reasons for poor adherence with their pharmacist or provider and come up with a personalized plan to increase adherence. Increasing adherence to prescription medication not only increases physical and mental health, but also productivity and overall quality of life.

WHAT IS VITAL PHARMACY DOING TO INCREASE MEDICATION ADHERENCE?

Medication non-adherence is an enormous problem that is still largely unaddressed by the healthcare system. At Vital Pharmacy, we welcome new patients who want a team focused on their adherence. Most people do not intend on becoming non-adherent. It often starts with having an overwhelmingly complicated regimen which discourages patients from taking their medications. Having a pharmacy that specializes in helping caregivers and patients with complex regimens is a huge benefit. One study found that 1 in 2 people missed a dose regularly,

1 in 3 forget if they took their medication and 1 in 4 did not get a refill on time.

Vital Pharmacy helps each patient come up with a personalized plan to increase their adherence. We call patients monthly and utilize several new technologies to improve adherence rates. This includes:

Free delivery and mail: offered to all patients to overcome transportation barriers.

Compliance refills: we call patients monthly prior to medications running out so they are ready for pickup by the time patients run low on their prescriptions. We will also call their provider if a new prescription is needed or needs to be synced.

Medication synchronization: all your prescriptions are filled at the same time each month, decreasing the number of trips made to the pharmacy and simplifying refills.

And most importantly, adherence packaging, either in pouches or blister packs, where we organize medications by day and time of administration. No more sorting pill boxes! (as shown on the bottom of this page)

Easy to reach: Call and speak with a pharmacist; we will not waste your time in a call queue! Or you can text with a pharmacist through our mobile app.

Safety: In addition to the pharmacist verification check, we have a robotic check assessing every medication for size, shape, and color.