DocRx Reports Physician Medication Dispensing Decreases Exposure to Virus
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
By dispensing medication in-office, physicians help patients avoid an unnecessary and extra trip to the pharmacy where patients could be infected by the virus or infect others, he explained.
Key Points:
- By dispensing medication in-office, physicians help patients avoid an unnecessary and extra trip to the pharmacy where patients could be infected by the virus or infect others, he explained.
- In-office dispensing also removes paper prescriptions from the equation, which are handled by multiple people and could serve as a conduit for germs to spread, Ward added.
- Like all other industries, the coronavirus has forced practices to change the point of care dispensing.
- The bottom line, Ward explained, is that physician dispensing benefits the patient and the community by decreasing exposure to the virus, which is a critical step to limiting the spread of Covid-19.