Objectives: The burden of visiting pharmacies to fill medications is a central contributor to
nonadherence to maintenance medications. Recently, pharmacies have begun offering …

Background Medication non-adherence costs more than 100 billion dollars in avoidable
hospitalizations yearly. As a result, community pharmacies have implemented medication …

Medication synchronization (med‐sync) or appointment‐based medication synchronization
(ABMS) programs allow patients to have their chronic medication refills aligned to one …

Background While medication synchronization programs are becoming a staple in
community pharmacies, a standard process needs to be identified to provide consistent …

Objectives To understand the impact of prescription synchronization, offered through the
ScriptSync® program at CVS pharmacies nationwide, on adherence and reducing visits to …

BACKGROUND: Appointment-based medication synchronization (ABMS) has been
associated with greater patient adherence and persistence when patients begin taking …

Objectives To develop a common language for the medication synchronization process in
community pharmacies. Methods A systematic and iterative process was used to create and …

Background Medication nonadherence is associated with more than $100 billion in
preventable medical costs each year in the United States. Medication synchronization (med …

Background Community pharmacies across the nation have adopted medication
synchronization (Med Sync) services with the aim of improving medication adherence. To …

Objective To assess the impact of an appointment-based medication synchronization
(ABMS) program on medication adherence and persistence with chronic medications …