When medications aren’t taken as prescribed, facilities can rely on long-term care pharmacists to help determine the best course of action. Despite receiving the best care from the best hands, it can still happen: A long-term care resident may receive the wrong medication, ingest the wrong quantity, or miss a dose altogether. Unfortunately, 50 percent […]
Category: Emergency
After-Hours Support: Emergent Meds and the Benefits of a Partner Who Understands
Blue Ridge Pharmacy is readily available to dispense emergency medications to patients in long-term care facilities. It’s safe to assume that long-term care residents and their caregivers are familiar with the frequent changes that can occur in patient prescription regiments over time. However, it is impossible to predict when situations that cause an abrupt need […]