Drug Topics February 24, 2024
Nicole Bernabe, CPhT, customer success specialist at TelePharm, discusses how the company is helping pharmacies increase operational efficiency while providing care to patients in need.
Telehealth services have been steadily gaining popularity over the last decade and were further adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic to alleviate the significant burden placed on health care systems. Telepharmacy, which allows for pharmaceutical care through telecommunications and information technologies, is also being increasingly adopted by pharmacists in various practice settings.
Telepharmacy services include different applications, such as remote dispensing, remote patient counseling, and remote order-entry review. Many pharmacists have acknowledged the benefits of telepharmacy. A survey of 404 pharmacists found that 77% said that telepharmacy increases patient access to pharmaceuticals in rural areas and...