Pharmacy Solutions

Our management and consulting services for both inpatient and outpatient pharmacies help customers improve patient safety and the financial performance of their pharmacies.

With over 40 years of experience in serving pharmacies for hundreds of hospitals and health systems, we provide access to best practice strategies and tactics to improve pharmacy operations. Based on each hospital’s needs, we tailor our services, from assessments and project implementation to leadership support and full-service departmental management. All of our services are designed to enhance your pharmacy’s performance so you can focus on your core mission: providing safe, cost-effective healthcare to your patients.

Pharmacy Solutions helps our clients:

• Reduce drug costs
• Improve quality and regulatory programs
• Optimize automated dispensing systems
• Implement clinical programs and formulary management initiatives
• Enhance staffing and human resources support
• Increase outpatient prescription income
• Reduce employee drug benefit costs

We invite you to visit our website to learn how our service offerings can help your pharmacy improve safety and workflow while controlling costs.

Maximize your Pharmacy’s Profits

Compounding Pharmacy Management Services

PCCA Compounding Pharmacy Management Services (CPMS) assists compounders in achieving maximum profit through the use of data mining techniques, marketplace pricing strategies and growth in the compounded prescription segment. Following are the comprehensive services offered by this team.

We provide financial management and marketing services to pharmacists. PCCA is the most-complete resource for USP and NF chemicals, ACPE-accredited training and education, as well as pharmacy, business and marketing consultation necessary for compounding unique dosage forms. With CPMS’s resources and tools, the pharmacy owner is assured of maximizing profit and growing the compounding segment of their business.

Data Management Services

• Reformatting PK Software data into a Prescription Profitability Performance Report (3PR™) and Trend Analysis Report.
• Measuring sales, profit and inventory replacement costs for up to 28 different segments of your compounded prescription business, the 3PR helps pharmacy owners measure the financial condition of their compounding business.
• Additionally, the reports identify areas where improvements can make a significant impact on your pharmacy's profitability.
• Initial analyses have identified an average of $5,000 to $10,000 profit per month being left on the table!

Management Coaching Services

This “Pharmacists Coaching Pharmacists” service is the only one if its kind and provides one-on-one assistance customized to meet the owner’s needs as well as tools such as the Prescription Profitability Performance Report™ (3PR™ ), which measures sales, profit and inventory replacement costs for up to 28 different segments of the pharmacy’s prescription business.

Customized to meet your individual needs, this service provides:

• Monthly prescription and budget analysis reports
• An action plan to achieve profitability goals
• A marketing plan to grow your compounding segment
• Onsite coaching sessions
• An annual client meeting
• Customized general ledger formatting for QuickBooksÆ Pro or other accounting software
• Prescription pricing strategies for traditional and compounded prescriptions
• And much more!

Getting Started Services

Interested in setting up a specialty pharmacy? We'll help with:

• Business plan development
• Marketing plan development
• Site analysis review based on client-generated data
• Pro forma budget
• Leasing consultation
• Policy and procedure development
• Board of pharmacy licensure application review
• Loan package assistance

Exit Strategy Services

For those PCCA members who are facing the overwhelming task of efficiently preparing for retirement, CPM Services has developed several resources for members who desire to receive full value for their compounding pharmacy when completing an exit strategy.

Other Services

• Cost of Dispensing Determination
• One-time 3PR™ Analysis
• Junior Partnership Services

Whether you’re just getting started or planning your exit strategy, CPMS can help with business and logistics planning. Please call CPM Services at 877/798-3224 to find out more about any of the services above.