Fewer Doctors, Less Time With fewer doctors in our care centers and more potential patients in the country's growing population, the time spent prescribing the right medication is decreasing rapidly. According to an ATM PBM survey, 48% of doctors said they see more than 120 patients a month and spend only 10-20 minutes with each patient they see. In the future, this problem is only going to get worse.

Slow Medicine, Growing Illness When the right medications aren't prescribed on time, patients are more likely to experience more serious health issues. This can deeply impact their quality of life, especially for individuals with familial risks or presenile or progressive dementia, hypertension linked to vital organ failures, and diabetes. For example, the CDC has warned that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young people could increase nearly 700% by 2060 and type 1 diabetes by 65%.

Empty Pharmacies, Unfilled Prescriptions Technician turnover rates are on the rise, and much of the pharmaceutical workforce has yet to replenish itself. A 2021 ASHP survey found that pharmacy executives have already lost 41% of their technician workforce. The fewer pharmacists and pharmacy technicians we have, the less prescriptions get filled accurately and on time.

Urgent Care, Overwhelming Demand 50% of all ambulatory healthcare occurs in costlier emergency and urgent care facilities. Prescribers often see patients several days or even weeks behind taking needed medications. This places too much preventable strain on our healthcare system, and every participant, whether in cost or practice, feels the burden.

No Forgiveness for Forgetfulness Getting caught without your medications, such as forgetting them before going on a trip, can lead to serious complications or extended illness. Unfortunately, it's not so simple to phone your doctor and ask for a new prescription. It can take days or weeks for one to get back to you, and take even longer for a prescription to arrive.