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Pharmacy Services for Short-Term Rehabilitation & Post-Acute Care

Seamless admissions, rapid medication turnaround, and clinical oversight built around the pace of post-acute recovery.

Pharmacy Services for Short-Term Rehabilitation & Post-Acute Care
SPECIALIZED PHARMACY SERVICES

The transition from hospital to rehabilitation is one of the highest-risk moments in a patient's care.

Medication discrepancies, insurance delays, and communication gaps don’t just create headaches — they create harm. We’ve spent years building our post-acute pharmacy services around this reality, so your team has what it needs from the moment a patient arrives.

OUR SERVICES

Comprehensive Post-Acute Care Pharmacy Services

Short-term rehab moves fast. Patients arrive complex, stay briefly, and leave — and every hour of delay has consequences. Our pharmacy services are built around that reality.

When a patient arrives from the hospital, the clock starts immediately. We’re ready before they are — with on-site dispensing for immediate access and a delivery operation built around your admissions schedule, not ours.

  • On-site automated dispensing cabinets provide immediate 24/7 access to the most common post-acute medications — no waiting for a delivery, no after-hours scrambles
  • Same-day delivery for everything else, with an average turnaround of 2–4 hours from admission order to bedside, seven days a week
  • Proactive hospital communication for anticipated discharges so medications are waiting before the patient arrives

Research shows more than half of patients leave the hospital with at least one medication discrepancy. We find them before your nursing staff does.

  • Medication reconciliation within 24 hours with direct communication to hospital pharmacists and discharge planners
  • Identification of duplicate therapies, discontinued medications, and dosing errors before they reach the nursing floor
  • Discrepancy documentation and physician notification with a full audit trail for every admission

A prior authorization delay on day one sets the tone for the entire stay — and for the family’s perception of your facility. We eliminate that friction before it starts.

  • Dedicated Part D specialist achieving 95%+ prior authorization approval on first submission
  • Transition supplies provided immediately so patients never wait on insurance paperwork
  • Real-time insurance verification before admission when possible, so your team knows what to expect

Rehab patients arrive on more medications than they should be on, prescribed by providers who won’t be following them here. We review every regimen before your nurses do.

  • Clinical pharmacist review of all regimens within 48 hours — high-alert medications reviewed same day
  • Drug interaction screening against both hospital and home medications
  • Proactive physician communication when regimen changes are clinically warranted

The discharge is the last impression your facility leaves. A patient who goes home confused about their medications — or whose outpatient pharmacy has never heard of them — reflects on your team, not the hospital.

  • Direct coordination with outpatient pharmacies to transfer prescriptions with accurate, current medication lists
  • Plain-language patient and family medication education before leaving the facility
  • Post-discharge follow-up coordination to reduce the medication-related readmissions that hurt your metrics and your referral relationships

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

Speed and clinical expertise matter everywhere in long-term care. In short-term rehab, they're non-negotiable.

We know your hospitals

We’ve built real relationships with discharge planners and pharmacists at major Philadelphia-area hospitals — so when a patient is heading your way, we already know about it.

We're locally owned and operated

When something urgent happens at 5 PM on a Friday, you’re not calling a regional account manager. You’re calling an owner. Local warehouse, local delivery, local decision-making.

Our pharmacists think like clinicians

We’re not processing thousands of prescriptions across dozens of facilities. We’re focused on your patients — reviewing regimens, flagging problems, and showing up when it matters.

We integrate with your systems

From e-prescribing to integration with your EMR platform, our systems are built to keep pace with the speed of post-acute care — so nothing gets lost in the handoff.

Why Post-Acute Facilities Switch to Friendship Pharmacy

Large Chain Pharmacies
Friendship Pharmacy

Next-business-day delivery for new admits

2-4 hour avg. admission turnaround

Basic order entry, errors discovered by nursing

Medication reconciliation within 24 hours

Reactive — wait for orders after patient arrives

Proactive coordination for anticipated admissions

Multiple resubmissions, long delays

95% prior authorization approval (first submission)

General customer service handling Part D issues

Integrated Part D specialist

Dispensing only, no clinical involvement

Clinical pharmacist participation in discharge planning

Rotating pharmacists, no continuity

Same pharmacist team knows your facility and protocols

Regional account manager with limited authority

Dedicated pharmacy team cell phone for urgent situations

Regional distribution creating delays

Local distribution for immediate emergency access

Post-Acute Care Specialties

Expertise Across All Post-Acute Populations

Orthopedic Rehab

Pain management, DVT anticoagulation, antibiotic stewardship

Cardiac Rehab

Heart failure optimization, anticoagulation, BP/cholesterol management

Stroke Rehabilitation

Anticoagulation, BP control, dysphagia medication modifications

Pulmonary Rehab

Inhaler optimization, antibiotic stewardship, vent-dependent patients

Wound Care & Infectious Disease

IV antibiotic monitoring, diabetic wound care, osteomyelitis therapy

Dialysis & Renal Care

Renal dose adjustments, phosphate binders, anemia management

What Our Partners Say

Trusted by Facilities Across the Region

“I’ve worked in post-acute care for 15 years, and pharmacy has always been a pain point — until we partnered with Friendship Pharmacy. The difference is night and day. Admissions are seamless, medication changes happen quickly, and I can call the pharmacist directly when I have a clinical question. They’ve made my nurses’ jobs so much easier, which means better care for our patients.”

Kim Ratliff

Director of Nursing

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Our average turnaround is 2–4 hours from admission order to delivery. For urgent situations we can deliver within 1–2 hours, and with on-site dispensing cabinets, the most common post-acute medications are available immediately — before a delivery is even needed.

Our on-call pharmacist and delivery team are available 24/7 including evenings and weekends. On-site dispensing covers immediate needs, and emergency delivery can reach your facility within 1–2 hours even late on a Saturday night.

Our dedicated Part D specialist submits authorizations immediately with complete clinical documentation, achieving 95%+ approval on first submission. While waiting for approval, we provide transition supplies at no charge so the patient never goes without needed medications.

Our pharmacist contacts the admitting physician and hospital immediately, documents all discrepancies and resolutions, and ensures the correct medications are provided. We track these interventions and provide reports showing how many potential errors were prevented.

Through proactive medication reconciliation, high-risk medication monitoring, clinical pharmacist reviews, patient and family education, and coordination with outpatient providers at discharge. We track all interventions and provide data on readmission prevention activities and outcomes.

Every facility has unique needs.

Let's talk about yours and explore how we can support your rehabilitation program, reduce readmissions, and improve patient outcomes.

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