Comparing rates of primary medication nonadherence and turnaround time among patients at a health system specialty pharmacy compared with external specialty pharmacies

Key Points

• The aim is to compare rates of primary medication nonadherence and the time it takes to fill prescriptions between two types of pharmacies.
• Compared prescription fill rates at health system specialty pharmacy (HSSP) and external specialty pharmacies.
• Analyzed turnaround times for filled prescriptions at both pharmacy types.
• Prescriptions sent to external pharmacies are more likely to be unfilled.
• Turnaround times are longer for prescriptions at external pharmacies compared to HSSP.