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

Background: Medication synchronization is a service offered by an increasing number of
community pharmacies that aligns refilling of a patient's multiple medications. Purported …

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

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 …

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

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

Background: Medication synchronization (MS) improves adherence by allowing patients to
pick up all medications at the same time. Pharmacy staff need training to utilize a MS …

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 …

Objective To assess participant satisfaction with a community pharmacy–based medication
synchronization program. Setting A single location of a grocery store pharmacy chain in the …