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Stockton: October 29, 2022, together with the Disability Resource Fair.
General Info/Instructions for UOP School of Pharmacy’s
IN-PERSON Medicare Health Fair Appointment
There will be a variety of services offered during our in-person Clinics this year including:
CORE SERVICES: These services are the heart of our Clinics and are the most extensive in nature:
· Medicare Part D Plan Review- We will review ALL available Medicare Part D drug plans based on a beneficiary’s medication utilization pattern, preferred pharmacy(ies), and other personal characteristics to see if we can lower the beneficiary’s out-of-pocket prescription drug costs under the Part D benefit.
· Comprehensive Medication Review- We will systematically go through all of a patient’s medications (prescription and over-the-counter) to look for things like possible drug-drug interactions; advise on medication safety; and educate and instruct them about proper medication use, drug timing, and common side effects. We will also answer all of their medication related questions and create a personalized medication record in their preferred language!
o The above two services are usually coupled together (though anyone can take advantage of only one should they want)
- Average Length of time for the services:
· ONLY Part D: 45 minutes
· ONLY Comprehensive Medication Review: 45 minutes
· BOTH Part D and MTM: 1 hour 15 minutes
Hence, the need to make appointments for these services is critical. Please contact your VMRC Service Coordinator to help register you.
· For those making an appointment for the Part D/Medication review it is REALLY IMPORTANT to tell them to bring their new Red/White/Blue Medicare Card, all of their medications (actual vials/containers and not just a medication list is preferable), and the most recent copy of their lab values with them on the day of the event. Also, if they already have a MyMedicare account created, we’ll need that information as well (we can also help to retrieve/create it if need be)
ADDITIONAL SERVICES: All of the following services will also be provided at each Clinic. For each of these services, patients will be served on a first come first serve basis. There is NO NEED to make appointments for any of the following services as the turnaround time for each is rapid:
· Vaccinations
o Note: the flu vaccine will be FREE
· Bone Density testing
· Blood Pressure testing
· Cholesterol testing
· Diabetes testing
· Opioid Risk Assessment/Narcan distribution
Moreover, we will be offering the following:
o Diabetes testing supplies (e.g., Blood glucose monitor, test strips, lancets)
o Blood pressure machine
GENERAL INFORMATION
· We will be implementing a variety of safety procedures (these will be sent to you in a separate document).
· The services at the Clinic will be provided by student pharmacists who will be overseen/verified by licensed pharmacists and faculty from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy.
· Each Clinic is targeted to Medicare beneficiaries, but we will not turn away other adults wanting to take advantage of our services.
· We will do our best to be able to accommodate all language and special needs.
· There is NO cost for our services.
· If they would like to receive more information about all of the events that we have scheduled, or you feel like they have questions that you are not sure how to answer please ask them to call this number: (209) 910-DRUG (3784) to leave a voicemail and we will return their call.
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