MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicell, Inc.,
(NASDAQ:OMCL) is pleased to launch SureMed™ by
Omnicell®, the Company's improved adherence blister
packaging solution used by pharmacists to improve their patient
medication adherence programs. Research shows that adherence
packaging, which organizes multiple oral solid medications by time
of day and day of the week, not only helps patients "stay true" to
their physician orders, but it also supports improved customer
relationships between patient and pharmacist, which can help
pharmacists retain customers. Currently over one million patients
worldwide use adherence packaging provided by Omnicell to help
manage their medications both at home and in post-acute care
settings.
Today, poor medication adherence in the U.S. is one of the
largest public health issues, totaling over $105 billion in avoidable costs annually. When
patients are able to stay adherent to their treatment, they not
only help prevent unnecessary visits to emergency departments or
urgent care centers,1 but they also demonstrate
increased confidence and pride in staying healthy. SureMed
packaging helps enable confidence in medication management and
simplifies the process to confirm that the right medications are
taken at the right time.2 Adherence rates have been
shown to increase significantly, from 61% to 97%, with multimed
blister packaging when used as part of a comprehensive pharmacy
care program.2
Over the next few months, customers will be transitioning from
Omnicell's RxMap and MTS branded blister cards to the new SureMed
by Omnicell blister cards, the Company's new global platform for
promoting medication adherence. The SureMed blister cards
clearly organize multiple medications in an easy-to-follow format
that provides instant visual reinforcement of what to take and
when. For more information about the new SureMed cards please click
here
"For more than 30 years MTS by Omnicell has been providing
industry leading medication adherence packaging systems designed to
improve medication dispensing and administration," said
Joe Lynch, vice president of global
markets for Omnicell. "The introduction of SureMed continues our
commitment to support pharmacists as they strive to increase
medication adherence among their patients."
"As a pharmacist, it is my responsibility to partner with my
customers to help them achieve true medication adherence. Helping
them remain healthy, independent and away from the doctor's office
is not only great care, but also is great business for my
practice," shared Shawn Nairn,
community pharmacist and owner, Hometown Pharmacy. "SureMed takes
the notion of the classic pill box and simplifies the adherence
process by having the pharmacist pre-sort the medications, and also
keeps each patient on track by clearly identifying which meds to
take at the appropriate time of day."
About Omnicell:
Since 1992, Omnicell (NASDAQ: OMCL) has been creating new
efficiencies to improve patient care, anywhere it is delivered.
Omnicell is a leading supplier of comprehensive automation and
business analytics software for patient-centric medication and
supply management across the entire health care continuum—from the
acute care hospital setting to post-acute skilled nursing and
long-term care facilities to the home.
More than 3,000 customers worldwide have utilized Omnicell
Automation and Analytics solutions to increase operational
efficiency, reduce errors, deliver actionable intelligence and
improve patient safety. Omnicell Medication Adherence solutions,
including its MTS Medication Technologies brand, provide innovative
medication adherence packaging solutions to help reduce costly
hospital readmissions. In addition, these solutions enable
approximately 6,000 institutional and retail pharmacies worldwide
to maintain high accuracy and quality standards in medication
dispensing and administration while optimizing productivity and
controlling costs.
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1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20575232
2 Lee JK, et al, JAMA, December 6 2006 Vol 296, No. 21.
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