We’re thrilled to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our Venalink Spain team! As a respected leader in monitored dosage systems (MDS), Venalink became part of Jones Healthcare Group in 2005.

Medication adherence packaging, also known as blister packs, have been widely used in pharmacies across the world as an effective and low-cost way of improving medication adherence – especially for at-risk patient groups such as seniors at home, patients starting maintenance medications, or those living with cognitive decline, visual impairment or language barriers.

Today, more pharmacies are implementing full or partial automation to fill unit-dose blister packs with medications. It’s just one way teams can focus more time on primary patient care instead of repetitive dispensing tasks. Automation also helps teams enhance dispensing accuracy and consistency.

Smart adherence products benefit all stakeholders involved with patient care, but limited awareness of these products and their value prevents widespread adoption.

We know blister pack medication adherence packaging makes it easier for people to manage prescriptions – the research shows it. But what else can blister packs offer when it comes to medication and patient safety? Let’s explore the important features of these tools in more detail.

Jones Healthcare was proud to take home a Bronze Design Award for our Qube Pro medication adherence package at the Sustainable Medicines Packaging Awards.

Jones Healthcare Group is pleased to join the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) as its first Corporate Partner based in Canada.

Exciting, new developments in healthcare are on the horizon. They’ll impact everything from how we take prescription medications to the environment and caregiving. Innovation is being driven in part by the rising cost of drugs, an aging population of boomers and a shortage of long-term care facilities to accommodate them.

Over the last two years, the number of people experiencing depression and anxiety has increased by 25 per cent, according to the World Health Organization. And about one in four Americans suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder.

When’s the last time you had a chat with your pharmacist? If you’re like many Americans, it has been a while. That’s unfortunate because pharmacists are invaluable resources and play important roles in your personal healthcare team, alongside doctors, nurses and other professionals.

Ensuring patients take their medications correctly is an age-old problem for doctors and pharmacists. Healthcare professionals understand that prescription drugs must be taken as recommended – at minimum, 80 per cent of the time to get adequate therapeutic benefits.

Caregivers play an essential role in the United States. There are 34.2 million Americans who have provided unpaid support to an adult over the age of 50 in the last year, according to the National Alliance of Caregiving.