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App promises to tackle medicines adherence but delivery is the key
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App promises to tackle medicines adherence but delivery is the key
Thursday 24 May 2018, 02:02 PM

Zoom Pharmacy staff (from left) Din Redzepagic, Casie Hanrahan and lead pharmacist Dale Griffiths.
A new prescription delivery service is promising to improve patient adherence to medicines as it encourages better communication between GP, patient and pharmacist, but general practice commentators issue a word of caution. Simon Maude reports
We’re really keen on pharmacies becoming more involved with the clinical team, what we’re not keen on is bamboozling patients with multiple apps – Joh, Zoom Health app, Once installed, the Zoom app provides medication reminders to patients and will alert pharmacists if a patient has not heeded that alert.
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