Bio Scrip Can Keep Your Members Safe

Are you aware that dangerous drug interactions can occur between prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, herbal products and certain foods?  These drug interactions can be hazardous to your health and well-being.  Many people have numerous diseases and symptoms which require treatment with multiple medications. This places them at greater risk of serious drug interactions.

A patient may see several doctors, each of whom may prescribe different medications. Unless the physician takes the time to review and evaluate all the patient's drug therapy for drug interactions in a systematic way, therapeutic outcomes may be compromised and the patient's safety may be at risk.

A patient may go to more than one pharmacy.  The pharmacist may not have a record of all the patient's drugs and herbal therapies.  Most pharmacies do not have the latest up-to-date drug interactions screening systems "on line" as they process and fill prescriptions.  Most pharmacists are so busy they rarely have time to consult with the patient's physician.  Therefore many drug interactions are ignored or "overlooked" due to time constraints.

Unfortunately, severe reactions are NOT rare.  At least 5% (and some estimates are as high as 17%) of all hospital admissions for older persons are attributed to side effects and complications of drugs, some secondary to drug interactions.  The Boston Collaborative Study found that DEATH from medication side effects occur in one in 1,000 hospitalized older adults!

The Bio Scrip (Scrip Pharmacy Solutions) Drug Management system will screen all drugs your members use and make sure they are compatible, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, no matter how many different pharmacy’s or doctors they use.