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Mail Order

Mail Order Pharmacy Plans are an important component of any prescription drug plan whether for Group Medical or Worker's Compensation.

It reduces costs, it reduces errors, and it is convenient for an employee disabled from any reason.for whatever reason. It reduces cost by reducing dispensing and administrative fees. It also is reduced by the volume of prescriptions dispensed by this method.

An order for a prescription enters the system in several ways. It may be called in by a physician or may be requested by a patient if valid refills remain on an existing prescription. After the verification process is concluded, the prescription is processed perhaps by a technician and then reviewed by a pharmacist. The process to complete the order will vary by mail-order company. There are reviews of the process by pharmacists until the order is completed and packaged for shipment.

Drug utilization and drug interaction procedures are part of the process. Additionally a process to communicate with the hearing impaired or speech-impaired should be available using the Teletypewriter or the Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TTY/TDD) services.

Mail order service for prescription drugs is a viable and cost-effective method for delivering maintenance drugs directly to the residence of the patient. It works well when coordinated with the retail pharmacy network that provides short-term prescriptions from local pharmacies.

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