OptumRx Introduces 100% Sustainable Packaging for Medication Home Delivery
August 16 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- First large-scale pharmacy care
services company to implement fully sustainable packaging for
temperature-sensitive prescriptions, reducing environmental
impact
- New packaging eliminates polystyrene,
while ensuring medication safety and quality for consumers
- Affirms company’s commitment to use
recyclable packaging for all medication home delivery
OptumRx is becoming the first major pharmacy care services
company to introduce fully sustainable medication packaging that
replaces polystyrene, or foam. The new packaging delivers
temperature-sensitive specialty and maintenance prescriptions to
consumers’ homes while ensuring the safety and quality of the
medication remain intact.
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OptumRx has eliminated its use of
polystyrene, or foam packaging, and adopted innovative, sustainable
packaging in its home delivery facilities (Courtesy of
OptumRx).
Eliminating foam commonly used in medication home delivery is
part of the company’s effort to ensure all packaging used in
OptumRx home delivery facilities is recyclable. The new packaging
is made from 100-percent renewable cotton and is biodegradable,
compostable, reusable and recyclable. By using the new packaging to
deliver approximately 4 million prescriptions each year, OptumRx
projects annual savings of:
- Nearly 2 million pounds of carbon
dioxide;
- 17 million gallons of water; and
- 4 million kilowatt hours of
energy.
Safeguarding medications during home delivery is vital. Many
medications, including specialty prescriptions, must be kept within
strict temperature ranges to arrive safely and undamaged at their
destinations.
“At OptumRx, our priority is ensuring people get the
high-quality medications they need, when they need them,” said Jon
Mahrt, chief of operations at OptumRx. “Our new packaging ensures
each shipment maintains the highest standard of quality and
effectiveness, while reducing the environmental footprint of our
medication home delivery services.”
OptumRx provides convenient medication home delivery, in
addition to specialty pharmacy and infusion services through
BriovaRx, to consumers and clients in 53 facilities across the
United States. By simplifying prescription fills and providing a
long-term supply of maintenance medications, OptumRx home delivery
is a convenient, safe and cost-effective option. Through fast and
efficient fulfillment, along with 24/7 pharmacist availability,
home delivery makes it easier for consumers to adhere to their
treatment regimen, a critical step in medication management that is
linked to better health outcomes.
About OptumRxOptumRx is a pharmacy care services company
helping clients and more than 65 million members achieve better
health outcomes and lower overall costs through innovative
prescription drug benefit services, including network claims
processing, clinical programs, formulary management and specialty
pharmacy care. Through expertise, flexible technology and a network
of over 67,000 community pharmacies and state-of-the-art home
delivery pharmacies, OptumRx is putting patients at the center of
the pharmacy experience and making health care more connected and
less fragmented — ensuring patients get the right medication at the
right time at the best cost. OptumRx is part of Optum®, a leading
information and technology-enabled health services business
dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. For
more information, visit optum.com/optumrx or follow @OptumRx on
Twitter.
About OptumOptum is a leading information and
technology-enabled health services business dedicated to helping
make the health system work better for everyone. With more than
135,000 people worldwide, Optum delivers intelligent, integrated
solutions that help to modernize the health system and improve
overall population health. Optum is part of UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE:UNH). For more information, visit www.optum.com.
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