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Pharmacy Operations

PHSL utilizes its extensive pharmacy business experience to identify pharmacy operational issues and recommend specific changes for process improvement. This expertise enables our pharmacist consultants to quickly assess and understand your business issues. PHSL works with senior pharmacy leadership on planning the review, conducting the assessment, and providing specific actionable recommendations. We work with our clients on implementation activities that leverages their resources with our consulting services. PHSL’s independent perspective enables clients to strategically improve operations and/or avoid potential problems.

View our case studies related to pharmacy operations:

340B Compliance Audit Improves Processes and Reduces Risk

Ambulatory Pharmacy Operations – Strategic Assessment

Mail Service Operational Assessment

Mail Service Pharmacy Compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

Pharmacy Chain Pricing Support

Pharmacy Service Analysis within an Integrated Health System

Retail Immunization Process

May 2023 Question of the Month

Which type of project(s) could you or your organization most benefit from in 2023?

Future forecast: 0%

Competitor comparison: 20%

Contract variance analysis: 20%

Historical trend analysis: 20%

Legislative/regulatory impact: 0%

Procurement cost/savings: 20%

Stakeholder program impact: 20%

April 2023 Question of the Month

In July 2022, the FDA proposed expanding the NDC to a uniform 12 numeric digit format to accommodate future needs when all options using the current formats have been exhausted. Alternative options shared by the industry have asked the FDA to consider retaining the current NDC formats and allow the use of alpha characters when all numeric options have been exhausted.

Which of the following transition types is your organization prepared for in the next 5 years?

Make the transition to alphanumeric using the current NDC formats: 70%

Make the transition to the 12-digit numeric format: 20%

Make the transition to neither option: 10%

Make the transition to either option: 0%

March 2023 Question of the Month

What information would you most like to gain from an Online Listening Assessment for a particular drug therapy or device? (Multiple selections allowed)

Prescribing & Dispensing Concerns: 25%

Competitor Comparisons: 25%

Prescribing Information Alignment: 17%

Coverage & Reimbursement: 17%

Patient Affordability: 8%

Misinformation: 8%

Disease State Concerns: 0%