(12/15/22) In March 2022, the Chase Brexton Pharmacy department unveiled its Pharmacy Adherence Support Team (ASTRx) program.
A reboot of the organization’s previous Medication Support program, ASTRx aims to help patients who are diagnosed with acute or chronic infectious diseases manage their medication and treatment. As a part of ASTRx, patients are given support to help achieve care goals; receive dedicated care from a clinical pharmacist, pharmacy technician, and medical assistant who work closely with their infectious disease provider; and get their medications packaged in pill packs at every appointment to make medication management smooth and easy.
The program currently sees almost 100 patients, with 85 percent of patients successfully reducing their viral load to less than 200 after being enrolled in the service.
“It’s a pleasure getting to serve our patients every day, helping them navigate a really challenging health condition in a really challenging health environment a little bit easier,” said Mackenzie Hrubey, PharmD. “Everyone deserves to feel cared for and to understand their medications.”
