Clinical Support

UMass Medical School’s Clinical Pharmacy Services provides evidence-based clinical support on issues ranging from medication management to medical homes and more. We ensure that your organization has the information necessary to make cost-effective clinical decisions that result in positive patient outcomes.

• Medication Therapy Management
  Our programs ensure that patients are receiving the medications that most fully control their diseases or conditions.
• Patient-Centered Medical Home
  Our pharmacists provide medication expertise that adds to the efficacy of the patient-centered medical home model. 
• Care Coordination
  In Massachusetts, Clinical Pharmacy Services coordinates pharmaceutical care for children with complex medical conditions and for adults with acquired brain injuries.
• Prescriber Education
  Our PrescriberEdu™ team’s academic detailing services target a general disease state or support a specific medical initiative. 
• Pharmacoeconomics
  We use a transparent, evidence-based model to determine which products and treatments are both clinically and economically sound.
• Specialty Pharmacy Management
  After evaluating our clients’ current methods of handling specialty medications, our pharmacists make recommendations that promote appropriate clinical use and potential methods of reducing costs.
• Drug Reviews
  We provide in-depth new drug reviews as well as drug class reviews. Our team provides you with detailed clinical and fiscal data to help you make effective formulary decisions.
• Pharmacy and Therapeutics/DUR Board Consulting
  Backed by objective clinical data from our pharmacy team, your organization can make more cost-effective and clinically sound coverage decisions. 
• Market Intelligence
  To ensure that your organization has the data necessary to make prospective coverage decisions, our team proactively monitors the pharmaceutical pipeline and distributes the information regularly.