Children and caregivers are often hesitant to ask this question and to address this topic in a timely manner. When we avoid the question, we avoid the reality. This delay often results in many seniors moving to higher levels of care with the problems created by their medications continuing to worsen. This very important question should never go unasked because there is a proven solution.

For the patients served by Senior Pharmacy Solutions, the answer the above question has many times been a resounding yes. We tract the results of the services we provide.

Each tablet or capsule in this apothecary bottle represents a medication (prescription, non-prescription, OTCs, supplement, etc.) that has been changed, reduced or stopped as the result of the recommendations we provide to our patient’s physicians. Medications and their use can contribute to more healthcare appointments, emergency room and hospital visits and nursing home admissions that contribute to rapidly escalating healthcare costs and caregiver burdens. Medication related problems contribute to a gradual loss of both health and independence.

For seniors, we offer Senior Pharmacy Solutions^© Medication Therapy Management Services which ensures that the older patient gets the greatest possible benefit from the medications they use.  A specially trained Clinical Senior Care Pharmacist provides comprehensive medication reviews which are extremely important for patients over the age of 65. As seniors continue to remain independent for longer periods of time, there are opportunities for seniors to increasingly suffer from chronic and debilitating disorders affecting both the body and the mind.

Disorders such as cardiac disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, Alzheimer's and other diseases affecting the respiratory, digestive, and renal systems are being treated with increasingly sophisticated medications. The combination of multiple disorders, progressing fragility and complex medications with frequent changes in those medications creates an environment where our Senior Pharmacy Solutions^© Medication Therapy Management Services can have a very positive impact on the senior’s ability to maintain both their health and independence for a longer period of time.

For your convenience, a brief risk self assessment is linked below. You are invited to review and answer the questions to determine if you or a loved one may be a candidate for our Senior Pharmacy Solutions^© Medication Therapy Management Services.  

Medications and any supplements currently in use are included in our comprehensive assessments. Our Clinical Senior Care Pharmacist will provide reports to the senior, family or other caregivers and also to healthcare providers. Our services include the development of a Senior Pharmacy Solutions^© Chart. This innovative reference includes a complete medication and supplement list, senior specific dosing and side effect information.  Compliance and dosage tools can be included to support day-to-day use of medication.  We include useful information to enhance the benefits of any medication used.   As medication orders change, seniors, their family or caregivers can include new or updated medication information providing an ongoing medication reference for the senior. This personalized chart is an excellent reference when visiting healthcare providers or traveling.

Our Senior Pharmacy Solutions^© Medication Therapy Management Services are modeled after Consultant Pharmacist drug regimen reviews.  These reviews been mandated by Medicare for patients in nursing facilities since the mid 60's.  By working with each resident’s healthcare providers and families, consultant pharmacist's drug regimen reviews have resulted in better medication use. The result of these reviews has been a reduction in the number and type of medications used and an improvement in overall health status of seniors. 

For this reason, our Senior Pharmacy Solutions^© Medication Therapy Management Services have been designed to provide these same clinical services to seniors living independently.  Our services results in better medication use which supports seniors in maintaining their health, prolonging their independence and conserving their personal resources. A recent article in Louisville's Business First Helping Seniors Manage Multiple Medications highlighted the services we provide to seniors in the greater Louisville Area.

Our goal is to provide innovative services to improve and simplify medication use and to support today’s seniors in maintaining both their health and independence for a longer period of time.  We offer opportunities for the senior to improve their response to their medications.  Seniors benefit from the medication organization, support and follow-up.  These innovative services result in peace of mind knowing that medications are used in the most beneficial way.

Senior Pharmacy Solutions^© also offers a variety of other healthcare options, one of which is Med COPS^© (Medication Compliance Packaging Service), which supports the senior in more easily knowing when to take medications AND helps caregivers to prepare the medications.  We also offer a specialized reviews specifically developed to focused on fall prevention, the leading cause of visits to emergency rooms and hospital admissions secondary to accidents. Falls are also the leading cause of seniors moving from their home to nursing facilities or other facilities providing higher levels of care.

To determine if you or a loved one might be a candidate for our Senior Pharmacy Solutions^© Medication Management Therapy Services, please consider use of the risk self assessment form. The link to this document is below.  Should you wish to further discuss our services, we can be reached through the email link below for a confidential review of our services and how they may assist you or a loved one. 

Would you or a loved one benefit from our Senior Pharmacy Solutions© Medication Therapy Management Services? Click here for a risk self assessment Please note that this self-assessment provides only a snap shot of possible medication problems. Many more medications may be problematic to a senior. Should you wish to further discuss our services, Click here to contact us for a confidential review of our services  and how they may assist you or a loved one.  Our purpose is to support better use of medication. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for those we serve.    For seniors and others seeking to prolong their independence, better maintain their health and conserve personal resources, we offer Senior Pharmacy Solutions© Medication Therapy Management Services   The Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Center  recognized this program as a Best Care Practice Nominee               www.911Medical ID Card.com Discount Promotion Referral Code 1011 http://www.agingcare.com