WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Pharmacy,
the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), today introduced its
new ScriptPath Prescription Schedule for retail pharmacy patients
who manage multiple prescription medications. The ScriptPath
Prescription Schedule features all of a patient's current CVS
Pharmacy prescription information in one place – including which
medications the patient takes, when the patient should take them,
and how much of each medication should be taken in each dose. Using
easy to understand icons, the new schedule was designed to improve
patient understanding and enhance patient safety by simplifying how
patients take medications and how caregivers give
them.
"Fifty percent of patients struggle with understanding how and
when to take their prescription medications, and for those with
complex prescription regimens it can be even more challenging,"
said Troyen Brennan, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Vice President and
Chief Medical Officer, CVS Health. "By providing them with a clear
and concise dosing schedule, which incorporates all of their
current CVS Pharmacy prescriptions and reduces the number of times
a patient takes medication each day, we can help improve medication
adherence and, ultimately, health outcomes."
The Prescription Schedule is the first offering in the company's
ScriptPath prescription management system. Other tools, including a
new prescription vial label, are expected to roll out in early
2018. The ScriptPath Prescription Schedule is the latest in a wide
array of pharmacy care tools that CVS Pharmacy is offering patients
to help with medication management and improve medication
adherence. The schedule is generated by a robust scientific system,
created by CVS Pharmacy, that automatically reviews all of a
patient's current CVS Pharmacy prescription information and
prescribers' instructions, and then, using clinical data, provides
a schedule of the most effective times of day to take the
medications.
Available in English and Spanish, the ScriptPath Prescription
Schedule is available at all of CVS Pharmacy's more than 9,700
retail pharmacy locations nationwide, upon request. Because the
Prescription Schedule will be most helpful to the more than nine
million CVS Pharmacy patients who take more than five medications
each day, those patients will be offered a consultation with the
store pharmacist when they pick up their prescriptions. The
pharmacist will review the Prescription Schedule and the
information it provides.
"At CVS Health, we are committed to helping people on their path
to better health. One of the main ways we can do that is to help
our patients remain adherent to their medications," said
Kevin Hourican, Executive Vice
President, Pharmacy Services, CVS Pharmacy. "Patients who
take their medications as prescribed have better health
outcomes than those who do not. By providing our patients with
the personalized information and guidance needed to manage their
medications, and most importantly, making it easier to understand
and follow prescribers' directions, we can help them remain
adherent and better maintain their overall health."
Prescription information that is highlighted on the new
ScriptPath Prescription Schedule includes:
- Personalized prescription information for the individual
patient, including how much medication to take and when to take
it
- Medications separated into sections for Routine, As Needed and
Other medications
- Clear refill instructions for easy refills
- Notes section for further personalization and to facilitate
face-to-face pharmacist counseling
The ScriptPath Prescription Schedule provides a dosing schedule
that maximizes the effectiveness of medications and simplifies
complex medication regimens, taking into account the individual
patient's current CVS Pharmacy prescriptions.
CVS Health partnered with Deborah
Adler, a designer known for her past work on Target's
ClearRx prescription packaging system, to ensure all of the
elements of the new ScriptPath prescription management system were
easy for patients to read and to understand. Adler, the inventor
and lead designer of the new ScriptPath system, worked with the CVS
Health team to develop the easy-to-understand icons and an
intuitive layout for each of the ScriptPath offerings.
"I am excited to have collaborated with CVS Health on its
ScriptPath prescription management system," said Deborah Adler, Owner of Adler Design. "We are
delivering a simpler, more effective way for people to take their
medicine. Design matters in health care and this is a powerful
example of how design can play a key role in changing behavior and
improving health outcomes."
For more information on the ScriptPath prescription management
system, including the Prescription Schedule, visit
www.cvs.com/prescriptionschedule.
About CVS Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is
America's leading retail pharmacy with 9,700 locations. It is the
first national pharmacy to end the sale of tobacco and the first
pharmacy in the nation to receive the Community Pharmacy
accreditation from URAC, the leading health care accreditation
organization that establishes quality standards for the health care
industry. CVS Pharmacy is reinventing pharmacy to help people on
their path to better health by providing the most accessible and
personalized expertise, both in its stores and online at CVS.com.
General information about CVS Pharmacy and CVS Health is available
at www.cvshealth.com.
Media Contact
Amy Lanctot
CVS Pharmacy
401-770-2931
Amy.Lanctot@CVSHealth.com
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