Notice of Privacy Practices

Your PHI may be used and disclosed for treatment, payment, and health care operations, and for other purposes permitted or required by law. We may share your PHI with third parties that perform services on our behalf ("Business Associates"), each of which is required by contract to protect your PHI. The following categories describe the ways we may use and disclose your PHI. Not every use or disclosure will be listed, but every permitted use or disclosure will fall within one of these categories.

Treatment. We use and disclose your PHI to fill and refill your prescriptions, to compound medications prepared specifically for you, to provide pharmacist counseling, and to coordinate your care. For example, we may contact your prescribing practitioner to clarify a prescription, recommend an alternative formulation, or report an adverse reaction, and we may send refill reminders or notify you when a compounded preparation is ready.

Payment. We use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for the medications and services we provide. For example, we may share PHI with your health plan, pharmacy benefit manager, or a third party responsible for payment to obtain reimbursement or prior authorization, and we may provide receipts or account statements.

Health Care Operations. We use and disclose your PHI to support our pharmacy
operations. These activities include quality assessment and improvement, compliance with United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standards and accreditation requirements, staff training and competency evaluation, licensing, business planning, and general administration.

Individuals Involved in Your Care. Unless you object, we may disclose PHI to a family member, friend, or other person you identify as involved in your care or payment for your care, to the extent relevant to that involvement.

As Required or Permitted by Law Without Your Authorization. We may use or disclose your PHI without your authorization for purposes such as: public health and safety activities (including reporting adverse drug events and product recalls to the FDA); health oversight activities; law enforcement and legal proceedings, including responses to a subpoena or court order; to avert a serious threat to health or safety; for workers' compensation; and other uses required by law.

Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Authorization. Most uses and disclosures of PHI for marketing purposes and any sale of your PHI require your written authorization. Any other uses or disclosures not described in this Notice will be made only with your written authorization. You may revoke an authorization at any time, in writing, except to the extent we have already acted in reliance on it.