Comparing rates of primary medication nonadherence and turnaround time among patients at a health system specialty pharmacy compared with external specialty pharmacies | Synapse
March 2, 2026
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.
Abstract
Prescriptions sent to non-HSSP specialty pharmacies are more likely to not be filled or to take longer to fill than those sent to an HSSP.