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Frequently Asked Questions:
Why dispense ?
Dispensing prescription medications is an excellent service for your
patients as well as a great revenue stream for the practice.
What are the patient benefits ?
- Convenience - no more tedious drug store waits.
- Compliance - more than 30% of Rx's are either
not retrieved from the druggist, or they are taken incorrectly
for lack of proper counseling.
- Cost - for cash patients, the cost can be less
than at the pharmacy. Copays remain the same for the insured.
- Reduced errors - automated bar code
scanning assures accuracy of the drug being dispensed.
What are the benefits to the physician ?
- Medication Compliance
- Continuity of Care
- Revenue: $5 - $6 net per patient visit, insured environment.
Several times this in the cash environment.
- Savings: No pharmacy call backs, a task that generally
costs the practice more than $5 per call
IS THIS LEGAL ?
In 44 of 50 states, there are no restrictions to point-of-care
dispensing. Restricted states include Massachusetts, New York, New
Jersey, Texas, Montana, and Utah. The FTC has delivered an opinion
that restrictions to physician dispensing constitute “restriction
of free trade.”
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