New tech for prescription pick-up
Prescription medications are an essential part of life for many people. In the U.S., one study estimates that nearly 65% of U.S. adults take at least one of these medicines annually. But getting a prescription takes time. It’s sent to the pharmacy from a doctor’s order, and then a patient must pick up the medicine, or arrange for a delivery person to drop it off. But, in today’s Health Minute, Mandy Gaither has more on how one hospital system is testing technology to make prescription pick-up as painless as possible.
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