PharmaPak
Our Long Term Care location on 132 Alden Road, Fairhaven, MA
02719 is now offering a new specialty packaging option to our
patients, called PharmaPak. At PharmaHealth, we
specialize in providing our patients with a variety of
medication packaging options aside from the traditional
bottles. We offer packaging options that make taking
medications safer, more organized and easier to understand.
These options cut down on medication errors and eliminate
having to spend time pre-packaging your own medications.
Well you know about Medicine-On-Time and Blister Cards,
and now we have the PharmaPak!
What is PharmaPak?
PharmaPak is the newest way for us to dispense and pre-package your medications for you. Your medications are dispensed through a computerized order-processing machine, which assures the highest level of accuracy. You can feel even more confident that you are always receiving all the medications you need.
How Are Medications Dispensed With PharmaPak?
The PharmaPak consists of individually sealed packets, which
are attached to each other within a long strip. For storage
convenience, each strip is contained within a small cardboard box.
Each packet contains medications for continuous, consecutive doses.
For example, if you take medications 3-times per day, the first packet
will contain your morning medications, the second packet your noon
medications, followed by your evening medications and then your
next morning’s medications and so on. Simply tear off each packet
from the strip, as it is time to take those
medications.
What Are Your Packaging Options?
PharmaPak comes in two different packaging options:
- Unit-Dose (one medication in each packet)
- Multi-Dose (multiple medications in each packet).
There are also several different box sizes to accommodate
the individual patient’s needs, as well as the amount of
medication being dispensed.
Cycle medications (the ones you take everyday) are dispensed in a 30-day supply. Medications such as Coumadin and antibiotics are dispensed in a shorter, more appropriate supply, such as 1-week at a time.
What Information is Listed On Each Packet?
Each packet is labeled with the following:
- Patient's Name
- Date, Day and Time to Take Medication
- Prescription Number
- Prescribing Physician's Name
- List of Medications inside each packet
- Description of Each Medication (Size & Color)
- Directions for each Medication
Optional barcoding allows bedside verification, which can help reduce errors associated with improper dosing and/or drug administration.
Benefits of PharmaPak:
- Eliminates the confusion and mess of dealing with multiple prescription bottles or having to personally fill weekly pill packs.
- Simple, Organized and Easy to Understand medication packaging system
- A 30-day supply of individually packed medications all in one convenient box
- Increased Compliance and Adherence
- Decreased side effects of missing does or taking a wrong dose of medication
- Your medications are pre-packaged for you at the pharmacy
- No more driving to the pharmacy multiple times per month to pick up your medications
- We will deliver your medications right to your door!
- Automatic refills – Let us do all the work!
If you would like someone to contact you/receive more information on PharmaPak please click here.
Tel: (508) 998-8000
Fax: (508) 998-1136
Toll Free: 1 877-968-4668
