Your community pharmacy offers health advice – at no extra cost!
Pharmacists want to help you live healthier – and they offer so much more than prescriptions! Come in for advice, education, and ongoing support to help you manage your conditions and achieve your goals.
- Through More than A Script, pharmacists at some independent pharmacies can give you expert health advice for managing diabetes (high blood sugar) or hypertension (high blood pressure).
- The pharmacist will work with your doctor so nothing gets missed in your care.
- If you're eligible, you may get a call from a community pharmacy or a letter or email from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC).
- Make an appointment, or just walk in and ask!
If you’re eligible, these services are available at no cost to you because Blue Cross NC pays for certain health plan members to use More Than A Script.
Your first conversation will focus on the pharmacist getting to know you and answering your questions. They might have you fill out a short questionnaire about your health and lifestyle.
Depending on your health needs, the pharmacist could recommend that you meet with them every 4–6 weeks (you can opt out anytime). These consultations can be virtual, over the phone, or in person. During these meetings, they will:
- Teach you skills for caring for your conditions, such as testing your own blood sugar or blood pressure, giving yourself injections, and spotting signs of health changes
- Set you up with pharmacy services, such as having your medicines delivered to your home or packaged to be easier to take at the right times
- Work with you on personalized eating and exercise plans
- Teach you how to meal plan, use food labels, and other skills to help you eat healthier
- Give you homework, such as keeping a food diary or logging your blood pressure at home, to discuss at each visit
- Test your blood sugar, blood pressure, weight, or other measures of your health
- Discuss other health care you may need, such as shots or screenings
- Work with your doctor to recommend changes to your treatment
Most people with diabetes or high blood pressure can enjoy better health if they stick to good habits around food, medicine, exercise, and lifestyle.
Pharmacists can help make sure you understand how, when, and how much of which meds to take. This can save your life!
Pharmacists can help you start and stick with healthier food and exercise habits.
If you have diabetes or high blood pressure, seeing someone between doctor appointments can make it easier for you to manage your health. If you don’t have a doctor, find one on the Blue Connect℠ member services web portal.
You are not alone. Many, many North Carolinians have these conditions.
Untreated diabetes and high blood pressure can cause serious health problems.
People with diabetes have to pay about 2.6 times as much in medical expenses as those who don’t have diabetes.1
In 2018, high blood pressure caused or contributed to at least 27% of all deaths in North Carolina.2
These lists of sample questions can help you figure out what you may want to ask. You can use them as they are, or change them to fit your health concerns.
- Can you help me make sure I’m taking my meds correctly and safely? (Bring them with you!)
- I’m having side effects with my meds. Is this to be expected? What can I do?
- Can you walk me through how to give myself insulin injections?
- What signs of health issues should I look out for? When do I need to call my doctor?
- What kinds of exercises are safe for me?
- I have trouble sticking with an exercise routine. Can you help me?
- Do I need to wear or carry anything special with me when exercising?
- I drink occasionally. How does that affect my diabetes?
- What kinds of snacks do you suggest I keep with me? Which foods should I avoid?
- Do you have any grocery shopping tips that can help me stay healthy?
- Can you help me make sure I’m taking my meds correctly and safely? (Bring them with you!)
- I’m having side effects with my meds. Is this to be expected? What can I do?
- How can I check my blood pressure at home? (Bring in your cuff and the pharmacist can give you a demo! Don’t have one? They can help you find an affordable one that works for you.)
- Do you have any tips that can help me stick with a low-salt diet? Recipes, ideas for different seasonings, or healthier choices when eating out?
- How do I measure my own heartbeat?
- What can I do to reduce stress?
- What kinds of exercise are safe for me?
- I have trouble sticking with an exercise routine. Can you help me?
The short answer – none! It’s win-win-win: For the pharmacists, for Blue Cross NC, and for you.
Blue Cross NC pays pharmacists to help our members with diabetes and high blood pressure stay healthy. (More than A Script is the first program in North Carolina to do this!)
When our members with diabetes and high blood pressure take their meds correctly and stick to good habits, they tend to stay healthier. Healthier people tend to have fewer emergencies and need to spend less time in the hospital. This saves money, both for them and for Blue Cross NC.
Since people go to the pharmacy more often than to their doctor, pharmacists can help them stay on track between doctor visits. More than A Script connects the dots between members’ needs, pharmacists’ expertise, and Blue Cross NC’s purpose – to make health care better for all.
People's Drug
828-632-2271
Town and Country Drugs
828-632-2278
Chocowinity Pharmacy, Inc
252-946-4000
Hospital Pharmacy of Washington , Inc
252-946-4113
O'neals Drug Store
252-943-2643
CPC Pharmacy (Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center)
252-209-0237
Seashore Drugs
910-579-3200
Cold Mountain Pharmacy Services (HealthRidge Pharmacy)
828-669-9970
Prescription Pad of Weaverville
828-484-7800
Sona Pharmacy
828-298-3636
Table Rock Pharmacy
828-438-9355
Moose Professional Pharmacy - Concord
704-784-9613
Moose Pharmacy - Mount Pleasant
704-436-9613
Truecare Pharmacy
704-788-6337
Realo Discount Drug - Beaufort
252-514-6173
Realo Discount Drug - Cape Carteret
252-514-6173
Siler City Pharmacy
919-663-5541
Baldwin Woods Pharmacy
910-642-8141
Realo Discount Drug - New Bern
252-514-6173
Express Discount Pharmacy
Beach Pharmacy of Hatteras
252-986-2400
Island Pharmacy Inc.
252-473-5801
Denton Drug
336-859-2191
Kenansville Pharmacy
910-296-0500
Realo Discount Drug - Wallace
252-514-6173
Central Pharmacy
919-220-5121
Gurley's Pharmacy, Inc.
919-688-8978
Triangle Pharmacy
919-544-1711
Rocky Mount Medical Park Pharmacy
252-443-7979
Thorne Drug
252-823-5655
Southside Discount Pharmacy
336-830-8774
Triad Choice Pharmacy
336-893-6286
Walkertown Family Pharmacy
336-595-6979
Moose Pharmacy of Mount Holly
704-827-2211
You 1st Pharmacy
980-320-0160
Professional Pharmacy of Oxford, LLC
919-693-8555
Drugco Pharmacy
252-537-7010
McDowell Pharmacy
252-826-4137
Thomas Drug Store of Dunn
910-892-2114
Kim’s Pharmacy
828-452-2313
Etowah Pharmacy Inc.
828-890-0022
Banner Drug Co. - Whiteville
704-878-6681
Cannon Pharmacy - Mooresville
704-658-9870
Cashiers Valley Pharmacy
828-743-3114
Beddingfield Drugs
919-553-6224
Eastern Carolina Medical Center Pharmacy
919-207-1027
Healthsmart Pharmacy
919-359-1474
Realo Discount Drugs - Clayton
252-514-6173
Realo Discount Drug Four Oaks
919-980-4031
Realo Discount Drugs - Smithfield
919-934-2111
Kinston Clinic North
252-523-3187
Keever Pharmacy
704-735-9072
Madison Pharmacy & Gifts
828-649-1632
Costwise Pharmacy , Inc
252-809-4288
Leggett Drug
252-685-7979
Prescription Pad of Marion
828-659-9727
Avant Pharmacy & Wellness
704-537-0909
Avant Pharmacy & Wellness 2
704-900-2832
Carefirst Specialty Pharmacy
704-504-8646
Kaitlyn's Pharmacy
704-588-9623
Lakeside Pharmacy
980-441-8600
Mint Hill Pharmacy
704-910-2718
Premier Pharmacy & Wellness
704-496-9182
Whispering Pines Prescription Shoppe, LLC
910-949-3700
Bailey Pharmacy
252-235-3562
Port City Pharmacy
910-444-3300
Cape Fear Clinic
910-343-8735 x 104
Doctors Park Pharmacy
910-353-5733
Realo Discount Drug - Jacksonville
252-514-6173
Hillsborough Pharmacy
919-245-1212
Bayboro Pharmacy
252-745-5539
Realo Discount Drug - Hampstead
252-514-6173
Rocky Point Pavilion Pharmacy
910-210-2030
Pharmville Drug
252-787-5990
Realo Discount Drug - Greenville
252-514-6173
Prevo Drug
336-625-4311
Randleman Drug
336-495-5100
Zoo City Drug
336-626-3784
Zoo City Drug II
336-626-9002
Carolina Apothecary Inc.
336-349-8221
Moose Pharmacy - Salisbury
704-636-6340
Hardin's Drug Store No 2
828-657-5353
Medicine Box Pharmacy of Rutherfordton
828-287-7117
Clinton Drug
910-592-8444
Matthew's Drug Store
910-592-3121
Moose Pharmacy - Locust
704-888-2114
Gates Pharmacy
336-789-5050
Scenic Pharmacy Inc.
336-352-5900
Wally's Pharmacy
336-789-9089
Columbia Pharmacy, Inc
252-796-2421
Moose Pharmacy - Monroe
704-283-8131
Old Monroe Pharmacy
704-831-7895
Medical Arts Pharmacy
252-492-3404
Falls River Pharmacy
919-844-2055
Hayes-Barton Pharmacy
919-832-4641
Josefs Pharmacy - Raleigh
919-212-2555
Person Street Pharmacy
919-832-6432
Raleigh Pharmacy
919-703-0154
Realo Discount Drug - Fuquay Varina
252-514-6173
Wellness Pharmacy and Compounding Center
919-964-5656
Futrell Pharmacy
252-578-1557
O'neals of Plymouth, Inc
252-791-1999
Boone Drugs
828-355-3365
Marmac Pharmacy
919-734-0888
Rosewood Pharmacy
919-734-4447
Realo Discount Drug - Wilson
252-514-6173
Wilson Value Drug Store
252-293-4177
Prescription Pad of Burnsville
828-678-3914