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Get Your Prescriptions Before Going Home
To help make your transition from hospital to home easier, Mercy's Discharge Prescription Services ensure you receive your medication before you leave the hospital.
Our pharmacy team works closely with your care team to fill your prescriptions, review insurance coverage, discuss copays and answer any questions, so you can focus on your own well-being and recovery more fully.
Program Benefits
Instead of stopping at a pharmacy on your way home, you can leave with the medications you need already in hand to jumpstart your recovery process.
This program is designed to:
- Add more convenience to your care journey
- Reduce delays in starting medications
- Support proper medication use and recovery
- Provide pharmacist counseling and education
- Eliminate a pharmacy stop on the way home
How Discharge Prescription Services Work
Step 1: Your Provider Sends Prescriptions
Your Mercy physician or caregiver sends your prescriptions straight to Mercy Pharmacy.
Step 2: Pharmacy Review
Our pharmacy team reviews your medications, processes insurance, obtains any needed approvals and explores cost reduction options when available.
Step 3: We Contact You
A Mercy Pharmacy caregiver will contact you before you leave to discuss the program, review your prescriptions and share copay information.
Step 4: Get Your Prescriptions
Medications are provided to you before you leave the hospital.
Step 5: Personalized Pharmacist Support
A Mercy pharmacist is available to review your medications, explain how to take them safely and answer any questions you may have.
Step 6: Go Home Ready
Leave the hospital with the medications you need and the confidence to continue your recovery safely from home.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, there is no additional fee for this service. Patients are responsible for any standard prescription copays and medication costs. Mercy Pharmacy will discuss copay information with you before you leave.
Yes. Mercy Pharmacy processes insurance coverage and assists with medication approvals when needed.
Yes. A Mercy pharmacist is available to review your medications and answer your questions before you leave the hospital.
No. After receiving your medications, you may use a Mercy Pharmacy location or choose another pharmacy.
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