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Adherence
Our adherence program supports healthier employee behavior, which can result in improved adherence, better health outcomes and potential cost savings.1
Only 45 percent of adults were vaccinated for the flu by mid-November 2018, yet vaccines reduce the risk of flu by up to 60 percent,3,4 prevent 12.4 percent of flu-related hospitalizations5 and decrease the number of workdays lost by 60 percent.6
Combat increased flu-related complications and a lack of awareness to decrease your costs and boost members' health.
Walgreens is your specialty pharmacy advocate, offering pharmacy and medical benefit cost-savings strategies, proactive patient engagement and expert client support.
Our specialty pharmacy services ensure appropriate clinical management and are offered at multiple points of access, including central specialty pharmacies, 300 community-based specialty pharmacies, and over 1,000 disease-state specialized pharmacies that include HIV and Hepatitis C-specialized pharmacies.
1. Akinbosoye OE, Taitel MS, Grana J, Hill J, Wade RL. Improving medication adherence and health care outcomes in a commercial population through a community pharmacy. Popul Health Manag. 2016;19(6):454-461.
3. Vaccine effectiveness- how well does the flu vaccine work? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/vaccineeffect.htm. Updated October 12, 2018. Accessed October 26, 2018.
4. Osterholm MT, Kelley NS, Sommer A, Belongia EA. Efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2012;12(1):36-44.
5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Estimated influenza illnesses and hospitalizations averted by vaccination - United States, 2016-17 influenza season. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/2016-17.htm Updated May 22, 2018. Accessed October 2018.
6. Nichol, K. L., Heilly, S. J., Greenberg, M. E., & Ehlinger, E. (2009). Burden of influenza-like illness and effectiveness of influenza vaccination among working adults aged 5064 years. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 48(3), 292-298.
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