WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) today announced the launch of ScriptSync™, a new
pharmacy service that enables patients with multiple medications to
pick up their eligible maintenance prescriptions in a monthly
CVS/pharmacy visit. In addition, patients or caregivers can manage
their ScriptSync prescriptions 24/7 using innovative online support
tools. By aligning prescription fill schedules for patients, CVS
Health aims to make it easier and more convenient for patients to
take their medications as prescribed. ScriptSync is currently
available in all CVS/pharmacy stores and will be available through
CVS/caremark Mail Service Pharmacy in 2016.
"Medication adherence is a complex public health challenge, and
better adherence can improve health outcomes and lower overall
health care costs for both patients and payors," said Troyen A.
Brennan, MD, MPH, executive vice president and Chief Medical
Officer, CVS Health. "Our research shows that people with chronic
diseases taking multiple medications may make numerous trips to the
pharmacy each month for refills, which makes it harder for them to
stay on track with different fill schedules and take them regularly
as prescribed. ScriptSync is one more way that we can work together
with our patients to make medication adherence easier as we help
people on their path to better health."
Medication non-adherence – when people don't take their
medicines as prescribed – costs the health care system nearly
$300 billion and tens of thousands of
lives each year. Research shows that nearly 50 percent of patients
with chronic conditions do not take their medications as
prescribed. According to research from the CVS Health Research
Institute previously published in the Archives of Internal
Medicine, as the complexity of patients' medication regimens
increases, their adherence decreases. In fact, patients with
multiple medications who do not consolidate their medication
refills were found to have significantly lower adherence rates than
patients who consolidated their refills. Researchers concluded that
helping patients simplify, synchronize and organize their pharmacy
care, could improve their adherence. Building on the findings of
this research, patients in the ScriptSync pilot showed a
substantial increase in medication adherence when their multiple,
ongoing prescriptions were synchronized for pickup together.
"As a pharmacy innovation company, CVS Health is focused on
using our technology and scale to deliver patient-centered pharmacy
care and innovative digital solutions to address medication
non-adherence," added Brian Tilzer,
senior vice president and Chief Digital Officer, CVS Health. "In
fact, the online support feature of ScriptSync was developed in our
Boston-based Digital Innovation
Lab to help make viewing and updating prescription information
quick, easy and convenient to give our ScriptSync patients more
control over managing their health."
CVS/pharmacy patients with multiple maintenance prescriptions
can sign-up for ScriptSync, work with their CVS pharmacist to align
prescription fills and determine an optimal pickup date. Once
aligned, prescriptions are refilled on the same day, and prior to
the pickup date, patients can receive a call or text message when
their order is ready. In addition, once enrolled they can access
and manage their prescriptions online at CVS.com/ScriptSync. There,
users can add or remove prescriptions from ScriptSync, verify the
status of an order and confirm or change their CVS/pharmacy
ScriptSync pickup date as needed.
About CVS Health
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) is a pharmacy innovation company helping
people on their path to better health. Through its 7,800 retail
drugstores, nearly 1,000 walk-in medical clinics, a leading
pharmacy benefits manager with more than 70 million plan members,
and expanding specialty pharmacy services, the Company enables
people, businesses and communities to manage health in more
affordable, effective ways. This unique integrated model increases
access to quality care, delivers better health outcomes and lowers
overall health care costs. Find more information about how CVS
Health is shaping the future of health at www.cvshealth.com.
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