Advanced Specialty Rx

Caring for elderly and special needs residents in the Long Term Care (LTC) setting is an important job. ASRx feels that support and services to Caregivers is CRITICAL. Because most LTC facilities do not have on-site pharmacies, this aspect of the resident’s care requires professional attention and that is where we step in.

Why is Long Term Pharmacy Care important?

Long term care pharmacies establish a clinical relationship with the patient, and are thus able to act as more than a mediator between individuals and their physicians.

The pharmacist takes on many of the responsibilities of a primary care doctor, in that they monitor the health of the patient over time. This means that in depth knowledge of patient history and current wellness concerns are all necessary to fulfill the role.

This becomes especially important with treatments that require frequent testing of the patient in order to ensure that metabolic actions are balanced.

Patients who have a chronic ailment or are aware that they will require treatment over an extended period of time can make use of the long term care pharmacy as a service provider as well as a drug dispensary.

Source: MedicoRx

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How to dispose of Unused Medication:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy developed federal guidelines that are summarized here:

•Follow any specific disposal instructions on the prescription drug labeling or patient information that accompanies the medicine. Do not flush medicines down the sink or toilet unless this information specifically instructs you to do so.
•Take advantage of community drug take-back programs that allow the public to bring unused drugs to a central location for proper disposal. Call your city or county government's household trash and recycling service (see blue pages in phone book) to see if a take-back program is available in your community. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, working with state and local law enforcement agencies, periodically sponsors National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days.
•If no disposal instructions are given on the prescription drug labeling and no take-back program is available in your area, throw the drugs in the household trash following these steps. 1. Remove them from their original containers and mix them with an undesirable substance, such as used coffee grounds or kitty litter (this makes the drug less appealing to children and pets, and unrecognizable to people who may intentionally go through the trash seeking drugs). 2. Place the mixture in a sealable bag, empty can, or other container to prevent the drug from leaking or breaking out of a garbage bag.