Hospice and Long-Term Care Pharmacy | Select Pharmacy | Los Angeles

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As the leading hospice pharmacy in Long Beach, Select Pharmacy offers invaluable hospice pharmacy services that include hospice comfort kits, formulary design and management, cost management, custom reporting, and special packaging with numerous rapid delivery options.

Hospice Comfort Kits

Select Pharmacy hospice comfort kits are designed for patients to keep at home in case of a medical emergency. Each custom-made kit includes prescription medication and helps a patient’s care team treat symptoms quickly and effectively.

Patients can expect their hospice comfort kit to include medications to treat pain, anxiety, nausea, insomnia, and breathing problems. Medications typically offered in a Select Pharmacy hospice comfort kit include:

Ativan (Lorazepam) – to alleviate anxiety, nausea, or insomnia
Morphine liquid – to alleviate pain and shortness of breath
Levsin – to alleviate wet respirations
Atropine drops – to alleviate death rattle, or wet respirations
Haldol (Haloperidol) – to alleviate agitation and terminal restlessness
Phenergan (Promethazine) – to alleviate nausea and vomiting
Compazine (Prochlorperazine) – to alleviate nausea and vomiting
Dulcolax suppositories (Bisacodyl) – to alleviate constipation
Senna – to alleviate constipation
Fleet enema

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Formulary Design and Management

To effectively treat symptoms and provide relief, caregivers need highly precise and accurate medication. Our team of highly experienced clinical pharmacists works with hospices to ensure each patient receives the right medication, at the right dose, and at the right time.

Customers who choose Select Pharmacy can expect a team of experienced pharmacists to carefully review each patient’s medication record and offer insight on optimizing therapy, monitor drug-to-drug interactions, and strive to avoid contraindications.

Terminally-ill patients are often prescribed a plethora of medications that may counteract one another and even create unpleasant side effects. Select pharmacists use a holistic approach to carefully review all prescriptions and dosing instructions and a patient’s medical history before creating a customized list of medications that will prevent harm and offer maximum symptom relief.

Cost Management

As a leading hospice pharmacy in Long Beach, Select Pharmacy offers competitive and transparent pricing to empower hospices to allocate available resources towards patient care, rather than wasting time navigating complex pharmaceutical services. Select Pharmacy offers detailed custom reports to demonstrate our commitment to transparency.

Custom Reporting

Hospice providers can access Select Pharmacy’s online portal to check medication availability and review pricing with just a few clicks. Hospices have the option of setting up protocols that will send automated notifications if medications exceed a set dollar amount.

Weekly spending reports detail exactly how much hospice providers are spending and on which medications. Customers can access patient records on a HIPAA-compliant platform and view the following reports:

Antibiotic Reports
NDC Reports
Psychotropic Reports
Antipsychotic Reports
Medication Adherence Record (MAR)

Special Packaging

Select Pharmacy customers can request bubble-packed medication cards, pre-filled syringes, and other specialty packaging at no additional charge. This helps reduce the risk of improperly dispensing medication and lets nurses focus their time and energy on patient care.

Delivery Options

Select Pharmacy clients can choose from the following delivery options:

Rapid delivery. 2.5-hour delivery window for clients within the delivery radius.
Stat. 2-4 hour delivery window for clients within the delivery radius.
Same-day delivery. Clients receive medication/supplies by the end of the day.
Next day delivery. Clients receive medication/supplies the day after placing an order.

Hospice providers can rest assured knowing Select Pharmacy pharmacists are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to fill orders and answer questions.