Alpida Pharmacy: Innovatively providing individualized specialty medication with efficiency and efficacy

Good health is one of the most precious aspects of life, while often taken for granted; ensuring one’s health leads to fulfillment and joy, and immaterial wealth. Similarly, working in the healthcare industries can be one of the most prolific and gratifying careers to have, however, like most industries, the healthcare industry has its own set of flaws, one of them being the lack of accessibility to medication.

Over the years, with the benefits of technology and desperation in terms of unprecedented pandemics, pharmacies have taken their business online. Pharmacies, though many, often stick to the business side rather than the humanitarian side. Alpida Pharmacy noticed the lack of accessibility and the lack of care in helping those in need, both financially and in kind. Will Wassef an accomplished pharmacy entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in all fields of pharmacy was motivated to start a small-business with the efficiency and efficacy of large enterprise that would leave a legacy that was profound and impactful. In less than three years, Alpida Pharmacy, became the top pharmacy in Oceanside and was featured as a Top Hospice and Palliative pharmacy in So-Cal for 2023.

Alpida Pharmacy, their mission and dedication

Alpida Pharmacy is a family owned and operated company, providing services that are specialized for residential and assisted living facilities of all sizes, providing specialty medication, hospices and more. One of the exceptional benefits of Alpida Pharmacy is their clinical pharmacists that are available at all times for medication reviews and in-services. An initiative taken on part of the founder was to transform patient’s pharmacy needs into a hassle-free, convenient, and affordable experience, at their door step. Alpida Pharmacy goes the extra mile and provides more than just innovative and specialty medications; being the connecting point between the patient and, health care practitioners, providing comprehensive patient education to every patient ensuring the efficacy of their treatment plan.

What sets Alpida Pharmacy apart from the rest is their ability to provide individualized patient care with a team of experienced pharmacists who take the time to know every patient by their name and truly go above and beyond to ensure that each patient gets the care they deserve.

The feedback Alpida Pharmacy gets for their service is like no others, they are proactive in their service and deliver medication quicker than ever. They take the time to work with patients, give them the required and necessary information that helps patients understand their condition and medication. As a company they focus on the humanitarian side, advocating for patients in different circumstances, ensuring the authorization of prescriptions, working with the doctors of patients and clearing their insurance in times of need.

Individualized services provided at Alpida Pharmacy

Alpida Pharmacy is more than the average pharmacy; they are committed in their mission to provide more than just the necessary needs of innovative medication. The three main areas of service are mentioned below:

Specialty Pharmacy:

Alpida Pharmacy strives towards providing all specialty medications with financial impact that is least burdensome to patients, while still providing them with the highest level of care. As a specialty pharmacy, prior to the authorization process, their pharmacy staff proactively looks for any possible financial assistance available through different methods, like insurance, financial assistance and foundation funding. As a company they strongly believe that the cost of medication and healthcare should not be a hindrance to a person’s well-being.

The services provided include:

Prior Authorization
Quality Assurance
Financial assistance
Pharmacist on call 24/7
Home delivery
Patient education

Hospice and Palliative Care:

At Alpida Pharmacy, their mission is to provide patients with the best quality of life as well as end of life care through the appropriate methods, like medication therapy management. They simultaneously provide personal services that can only be expected from pharmacy personnel. Alpida Pharmacy’s team is exception in maintaining timely communication with hospice staff, in order to provide the highest level of personalized care to their patients.

The services provided but not limited to are as follows:

Customized comfort kit (E-kit) per patient’s need or a standardized kit per their hospice
Clinical services which include a comprehensive medication review upon admission
Pharmacist on call 24/7/365
Same day delivery (They serve southern California ,mainly Orange county ,LA county, San Diego county & Inland Empire)
Formulary management so hospice can provide better care for patients
Personalized compounding to fit patients’ need, including (Creams, Suspensions, gels, suppositories, etc.)
Pre-filled syringes and bubble packing

Long Term Care:

Alpida Pharmacy takes the extra step to follow through with skilled nursing facilities when it comes to long-term care. They partner with experts to establish pharmacy solutions that guarantee enhanced clinical outcomes that are accurate and structured. They also focus on well-thought-out billing structures that lead to the satisfaction of both staff and residents. The pharmacists at Alpida are explicitly trained in the needs of senior living residents. By providing consultation and medication services, they are the single point of contact for long-term care and skilled nursing facilities.

Among the many services they provide, some of the included are mentioned below:

Electronic prescribing
Paper medical records
Electronic medical records
Same day delivery
Care coordination
Medication therapy management
Comprehensive medication review
Diabetic Management program

Alpida Pharmacy and their benefits

Alpida Pharmacy is not your regular pharmacy; they serve with meaning and empathy, and put their heart and soul in all their services. At Alpida, you are guaranteed to feel taken care of, they take the time to understand the needs of individual patients and ensure they are receiving the right care by contacting doctors, nurses and other experts.

They have been known to deliver exceptional customer service that goes beyond ones expectation and ensures satisfaction like no other. One of the major benefits of Alpida Pharmacy is their availability to help and serve 24/7, through the year. They are a contemporary pharmacy practice, whose staff have a staggering level of experience and knowledge when it comes to clinical needs and dedication to support patients.

At Alpida Pharmacy patients are ensured to be taken care of with the best, committed, and knowledgeable staff and have their medications delivered to their door, on time.

A brief biography of the Founder

Alpida Pharmacy is owned by Will Wassef, RPh. He is an accomplished pharmacy entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in all fields of pharmacy. Will is committed to lifelong learning, constantly seeking to stay up to date on the latest medications and health guidelines so he can deliver the best possible care and consultations to all patients. Being a certified pain educator, Will works closely with clinical directors on complex cases of pain management for hospice patients to ensure the best quality of end of life care through appropriate medication therapy management, while working with hospices as a team, not just as a vendor.