Clinical Pharmacist

Your Medications, Managed by an Expert on Your Team

HPG's clinical pharmacist is embedded directly within your care team, reviewing medications, identifying risks, counseling patients, and partnering with physicians to optimize every aspect of your drug therapy.

What We Review
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  • All prescription and OTC medications
  • Drug-drug interaction checks
  • Drug-disease interaction screening
  • Dosage appropriateness by age and kidney function
  • Adherence barriers and refill gaps
  • Medication cost and formulary options
Pharmacist Services

Integrated Pharmacy Care

Our clinical pharmacist works beside providers to provide medication expertise across every care setting HPG serves.

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Medication Therapy Management

Comprehensive medication reviews to identify inappropriate medications, unnecessary duplications, dosing errors, and drug interactions, creating an action plan for your prescribing physician.

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Adherence Coaching

Personalized strategies to help patients take medications correctly and consistently. Identifies and addresses cost, confusion, side effects, and scheduling barriers that commonly lead to non-adherence.

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Drug Interaction Screening

Systematic review of all medications, including supplements and OTC products, to detect clinically significant interactions before they cause harm. Critical for patients on 5+ medications.

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Patient & Caregiver Education

Plain-language counseling on what each medication does, when and how to take it, what side effects to watch for, and which symptoms warrant a call to the care team.

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Cost & Formulary Optimization

Works with physicians to identify therapeutically equivalent, lower-cost alternatives, ensuring patients can afford and access their medications without sacrificing clinical effectiveness.

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Transitions of Care Reconciliation

At discharge from hospital or SNF, performs medication reconciliation to catch discrepancies, discontinued medications, and new prescriptions, preventing readmissions from medication errors.

Why It Matters

Why Medication Management Matters

Medication-related problems are a leading cause of hospitalizations among older adults, many entirely preventable with proactive pharmacist involvement.

125K+Deaths annually from medication errors
40%Of seniors take 5+ medications daily
21%Reduction in adverse events with pharmacist review
30%Of hospital readmissions linked to medication issues
How It Works

The Pharmacist Review Process

Our pharmacist integrates with your HPG care team. No separate referral or extra appointments required.

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Medication List Collection

All medications, including prescription, OTC, vitamins, and supplements, are compiled into a complete list during your care visit or as part of CCM enrollment.

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Clinical Review

Our pharmacist reviews the complete list against your diagnoses, labs, and vitals to identify interactions, inappropriate medications, and dosing issues.

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Physician Collaboration

Findings and recommendations are communicated directly to your HPG physician, who reviews and acts on the pharmacist's clinical recommendations.

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Patient Education

You and your caregiver receive plain-language counseling on your updated medication regimen, what changed, why, and what to watch for.

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Ongoing Monitoring

For patients in CCM or RPM programs, the pharmacist participates in ongoing monitoring and adjusts recommendations as conditions and medications evolve.

Complex Cases

Conditions That Benefit Most from Pharmacist Management

Patients managing multiple conditions are at highest risk for medication-related problems. Our pharmacist specializes in complex polypharmacy cases.

Diabetes
Heart Failure
Hypertension
COPD / Asthma
Chronic Kidney Disease
Atrial Fibrillation
Depression / Anxiety
Dementia
Osteoporosis
Parkinson's Disease
Anticoagulation
Polypharmacy (5+ meds)
Connected Programs

Our pharmacist supports patients across HPG's full range of care management services.

Chronic Care Management

CCM patients receive routine pharmacist reviews as part of their monthly care plan management.

Learn about CCM →
Transitional Care

Post-discharge medication reconciliation is a core component of HPG's hospital-to-home transition program.

Learn about Transitional Care →
Remote Patient Monitoring

RPM device data, including blood pressure and glucose readings, informs pharmacist adjustments to antihypertensives and diabetes medications.

Learn about RPM →

Questions About Your Medications?

Our care team, including our clinical pharmacist, is here to help. Call us or reach out online.

We accept Medicare and most major insurance plans. Call to verify your coverage.