We’re proud to introduce our new Brown Bag Review service in Westfield, TX! Our team provides personalized prescription and supplement review consultations in-person, over the phone (713-694-3785), or online for added convenience. Our goal is to reduce prescribing errors and improve our client’s safety.
We're Budget Pharmacy, a leading independent pharmacy in Westfield, Texa. We've created a valuable resource to spot potential medication errors and misunderstandings with our revised “Brown Bag Review” services. This resource addresses the growing concern of an aging population - one that can be easily overlooked by many pharmacists.
Out-of-date health information, improper medicinal use (using "Over the Counter" or herbs without a doctor's advice), or forgetting to mention dietary/herbal remedies can lead to adverse medical interactions. As our population and as our families grow older we all need to be aware of this.
Why not visit https://www.budgetpharmacytexas.com for further information?
As a result of our changes, Budget Pharmacy pharmacists and staff can focus on our primary role - giving more time to inform you, our customer, about prescriptions, medication refills and diet supplements - and any conflicts between them which could harm your health or that of a loved one.
Our goal is to ensure that everyone in our community from the single parent to the family on a fixed income to aged seniors with memory care issues, stay on top of their health and safety and avoid risk!
However, it remains a fact for all of us that medication reconciliation is often challenging as it requires the patient to provide important medical history to the health practitioner.
Doctors and pharmacies are using such records, but if the records aren't up-to-date or contain inaccurate information, mistakes can be made - which puts patient safety at risk.
To meet this need, we've introduced a review system that gives providers and pharmacists with an easy way to safely manage our patients' prescriptions and supplements regularly.
The key issue for us all is this. The vitamins and supplements we take often have the potential to interact negatively with our prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, herbs, and other natural remedies. However, because they are sold to us over the counter, many of us are frequently unaware of the risks and we feel falsely secure in the assumption that everything is OK.
This is a significant problem with our older patients, especially those with memory care issues like dementia or Alzheimer's. They often fall prey to memory lapses, making it more difficult to assess risk. This may be the case with your loved one and we have to manage the risk.
So we all need to be aware that medical record reviews can't guarantee that our senior loved ones are adhering to their medication regimens. In fact, studies have shown that medications prescribed at home can be missed or stopped without follow-up and, in addition, remote patient assessments are more prone to miss opportunities for dosage reductions.
So these problems are addressed head-on by our new, improved prescriptions and supplements review service ensuring that all involved have time to think through issues raised and decisions made. Our service also ensures enough time is available for regular, in-person Brown Bag Medicine Reviews so as to maintain our compliance with PCMH requirements and engage our patients in their own medical care.
You are probably already aware that the need for our Brown Bag Reviews is not going to go away any time soon. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1 in 7 seniors aged 71 and above have a form of dementia or memory care issues. They need to be on top of their prescriptions since they are more susceptible to chronic illnesses. So local pharmacies like us have a key role to play in managing this problem.
In fact, the situation is predicted to worsen as the US population of 65+ is projected to reach 80 million in 2040, with four times as many over 85 needing help. Furthermore, the number of 35-year-olds with Alzheimer's disease (AD) doubles every ten years, so that by the time they are in their mid-80s, one out of two may have AD.
Patients who visit us for their medications will find that their visit is a beneficial experience, and can feel assured that the included “brown bag” consultations are a useful tool. You'll find that our staff spending quality time with you or your loved one is key for your continued health and well-being.
Just to stress, we are different from big name drugstores as we are an independent, local business and are better able to adapt to our communities changing needs. We're also devoted to providing high value quality care at fair cost. Please be assured that our goal is to continuously review patient medications and supplements regularly over the long term to and ensure safety and promote good health.
One happy customer says that "Budget Pharmacy provides great advice and the best prices on their meds, beating Walgreens and CVS in price. I was grateful to have found a good alternative to the high cost of my prescriptions"
For a decade, we've served local areas of Spring, Rayford, The Woodlands and Westfield in Texas with excellent customer care plus a dedication to community health. To summarise, our team of pharmacists and support staff are dedicated to providing excellent care and keeping clients in good health.
Please visit https://www.budgetpharmacytexas.com . Or call 713-694-3785 to find out more!
