Pharmacy apps

Karen
Karenon Sunday, July 17 2016
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Until recently I was using a great service offered by my local pharmacy, where they send me an SMS when I'm due to buy more medication. When I respond to the text they dispense my medication so that It's ready to pick up and I don't have t wait.

 

My pharmacy is now transitioning to an app. It manages my prescriptions in the same way as the SMS, telling me when I need to buy more medication and allows me to ask the pharmacist to dispense it ready for collection. But it also has an added feature which I'm loving. It sends me alerts several times a day at the times that I'm due to take me medication. I'm finding this really helpful.

 

My pharmacy is Chemist Warehouse. Had anyone come across apps from any other pharmacy chains?

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DavidLuxton avatar
DavidLuxton

The app sounds great - like a tech version of a Webster pack, which any pharmacist will make for free.

On the subject, I knowmany stroke survivors are very worried about the drugs thay are taking and potential side effects and interactions.

I really recommend you ask your pharmacist first about any worries. You'll find they are a wealth of knowledge and, in fact really appreciate questions and the chance to offer advice on medications!.

Karen avatar
Karen

The blog is awesome, but it doesn't name the apps which help manage medications. My purpose in starting the conversation was so that members of this community could share particular apps that they're using and not just name the app from the pharmacy and app I use.

 

StrokeLine avatar
StrokeLine

Hi all,

 

I've just posted in the thread of that blog about some of the apps. There are a number of apps on the market now. Chemist Warehouse have recently released their own as Karen has mentioned. Med Advisor and Medicine List are two others. It seems different pharmacies are using different apps to help their customers better manage their medication. There is another medication management conversation happening here you might be interested in.

 

We recommend speaking to your pharmacist and your GP to find out what is the best medication management plan for you and what app your pharmacy may be using and whether it meets your needs. They all appear to have slightly different features.

 

If you wish to discuss medication management further please call us on StrokeLine on 1800 787 653. 

 

I hope this helps.

 

Simone (StrokeLine)

DavidH avatar
DavidH

We found it nearly impossible to manage escripts for multiple prescriptions when we are travelling. Every pharmacy has their own app. Every Chemist Warehouse is separate. We try to get by having them print the tokens for repeats and carry those, otherwise we have a mountain of text messages on our phones for repeats, new medications, ceased medications etc.

I took 4 regular medications pre-stroke, and now have an extra one. My wife has 10 to 12 prescriptions dispensed each month. We usually just run a spreadsheet/list of what we need, how many repeats are remaining etc

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