How Participating in Pharma-Sponsored Programs Can Benefit Your Pharmacy

At the Fall 2024 Total Pharmacy Solutions Summit, held virtually on October 19, A.J. Lipka, Business Development Lead of Network Growth at Outcomes, led a discussion titled “How Participating in Pharma-Sponsored Programs Can Benefit Your Pharmacy.” In order to drive medication adherence and keep their patients informed regarding their respective complications, Lipka and his Outcomes team believe programs to keep pharmacists educated and informed regarding medications is key to the delivery of valued care.

“These are programs that you can run in your pharmacy that are specifically designed to drive adherence or awareness to patients of your pharmacy. They run at no cost to you as they are sponsored by the pharma manufacturers,” said Lipka when introducing the pharma-sponsored programs that Outcomes offers to all pharmacists.

He opened up his presentation by offering attendees a snapshot of the health care industry. The ongoing shortage of physicians, Lipka said, is expected to reach 120,000 by 2030. Furthermore, 38% of patients said their physicians don’t listen to their patients’ concerns and 35% said they don’t get enough time with their physicians during medical visits.

As a way of reestablishing the patient-provider relationship, navigating shorter attention spans spurred on by technology, and much more, Outcomes’ pharma-sponsored programs are designed to address an ever-evolving health care—and more specifically, pharmacy—landscape. Check out Lipka’s presentation and learn about how you can go above and beyond as a pharmacist.

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