On-Site
Pharmacy

Walgreens leverages its expertise in pharmacy operations to provide on-site pharmacy services that support health systems. We can help address business challenges ranging from medication adherence to hospital readmissions to cost containment.

Current Challenges

Although onsite pharmacies can help improve health system revenue and efficiency under a value-based payment model, the solution can be costly and complex.

Construction expenses, inventory, staff patient assistance and payer contracting must be considered to benefit from an onsite pharmacy. A partner and advocate can make the transition as smooth and beneficial as possible.

How We Can Help

Let Walgreens take the lead on your pharmacy-related challenges:

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Timely specialty medication delivery and reduced carrying cost
Tight waste prevention controls

INCREASED SAVINGS

Capture more 340B-eligible prescriptions
Interventions aimed to improve adherence and lower utilization and costs

EMPLOYEE RX SPEND

Narrow network directs employees to the most cost-effective site of care

PERSONNEL

Support for medication dispensing, administration, reimbursement and patient assistance

SPECIALTY PHARMACY

Narrow payer networks and manufacturer specialty medication networks
Rapid, direct access to the majority of exclusive and / or limited distribution drugs

PROVEN SUCCESS

Walgreens onsite pharmacy at Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill location was able to reduce monthly complaints to nearly zero, resource appropriately for increased volume using the medical center's staff, and save the hospital $750,000 in salaries alone.¹

Onsite Pharmacy Research

Influenza Vaccination Uptake among Diabetes Patients in Community Pharmacies

Community pharmacies provide additional access and convenience as well as immunization counseling in order to maximize essential care for diabetes patients. The study found that 86.2% of patients immunized in the study were vaccinated before peak flu season.

Increasing the Uptake of Herpes Zoster Vaccinations via Community Pharmacies

Granting state-authorized pharmacist immunization privileges for herpes zoster vaccine significantly improved herpes zoster vaccination uptake rates.

Improving Pneumococcal and Herpes Zoster Vaccination Uptake: Expanding Pharmacist Privileges

This analysis demonstrates that states that offer pharmacists full immunization privileges have higher vaccination uptake rates than states with restricted or no authorization.

Pharmacists as Immunization Providers: Patient Attitudes and Perceptions

Patient acceptance of the expanded role of the pharmacist as health care provider may be influential in increasing capacity and access to primary health care.