WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) launched ScriptSync®, a pharmacy service that prepares
patients' eligible prescription medications so they're ready for
pickup on the same day each month, at all of the company's retail
pharmacy locations just over one year ago. In the past year, more
than one million patients have been enrolled in ScriptSync at CVS
Pharmacy and preliminary results demonstrate that the service, on
average, improves medication adherence by between five to 10
percent. In addition, ScriptSync is now available at CVS
Caremark Mail Service Pharmacy, making CVS Health the first
national pharmacy provider to offer this type of service in retail
and mail pharmacy channels.
"We are focused on helping patients save time while making it
easier for them to take all of their medications as prescribed,"
said Troyen A. Brennan, M.D., executive vice president and Chief
Medical Officer of CVS Health. "With ScriptSync we can remove
some of the biggest barriers to medication adherence, such as
remembering to refill prescriptions and making multiple pharmacy
trips each month. By aligning a patient's prescription pickup
schedule, we can improve convenience and drive adherence, and based
on the high enrollment in ScriptSync, it is clear that our patients
value this service."
With the expansion of ScriptSync to CVS Caremark Mail Service
Pharmacy, plan members will be able to align their refills and have
all maintenance medications delivered together by mail. ScriptSync
has already been available to CVS Caremark members who fill
prescriptions at any CVS Pharmacy. In fact, nearly 30 percent of
those enrolled in ScriptSync at retail are CVS Caremark
members.
"At CVS Health, our goal is to deliver solutions that help
improve health and lower costs for our customers, clients and
members," added Jonathan Roberts,
executive vice president of CVS Health and President of CVS
Caremark, the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) of CVS Health.
"Improving medication adherence is a major priority for our PBM
clients and a seemingly small enhancement like aligning
prescriptions for delivery or once monthly pick up can make a
tremendous difference for patients in convenience and
outcomes."
Preliminary results, which tracked enrolled patients' average
days with medication per month using pharmacy claims data, show
that ScriptSync improves medication adherence. In addition,
patients also report satisfaction with the service. Previously
published research from the CVS Health Research Institute found
that patients with multiple medications who align their medication
refills were more likely to be adherent than patients who made
numerous trips to the pharmacy.
Currently, CVS Pharmacy patients with multiple maintenance
medications can sign-up for ScriptSync and work with their pharmacy
team to identify which prescriptions to include and select a pickup
date. Patients can opt to receive a call or text message when their
order is ready. In addition, once enrolled, patients or their
caregivers can manage their ScriptSync prescriptions 24/7 online at
www.CVS.com/ScriptSync and soon patients will be able to manage
their ScriptSync prescriptions via the CVS Pharmacy mobile app.
There, patients can add or remove prescriptions, check the status
of an order and modify their ScriptSync pickup date as needed.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation
company helping people on their path to better health. Through its
more than 9,600 retail pharmacies, more than 1,100 walk-in medical
clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with nearly 80 million
plan members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving
more than one million patients per year, and expanding specialty
pharmacy services, the Company enables people, businesses and
communities to manage health in more affordable and 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 https://www.cvshealth.com.
Media Contacts:
Christine Cramer
CVS Health
(401) 770-3317
christine.cramer@cvshealth.com
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