Pharmacy Times August 11, 2023
Mindy Smith, BSPharm, RPh, MHA, CMWA

New standards from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs could drive changes that improve patient safety by optimizing drug therapy to reduce the risk of harm and improve health and well-being before a medication is dispensed.

Picture walking into a pharmacy to get a prescription filled without knowing the drug cost or even if the medication is covered by your insurance. Only when receiving the bill from your health plan do you discover that you can’t afford the medication. Your anxiety and distress grow as you’re forced to start a line of credit with your favorite corner pharmacy.

This is the way it used to be, as pharmacies provided a line of credit for patients that created an administrative...

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