A current catalog price cannot explain the economics of a dispense that was purchased under a different invoice, contract, or date.
Knowledge collection
Pharmacy economics
What a pharmacy pays for medication, what it collects for dispensing it, and how long the money sits in between.
Acquisition costWholesalersPSAOsInventory economics
Articles
Pharmacy cash flow is set by three dates: when inventory is paid for, when the claim is adjudicated, and when the money actually lands.
A purchase order, an acknowledgement, a receipt, and an invoice are four successive commitments; treating them as one record hides every discrepancy.
Cash flow is a question of timing: when a pharmacy pays for medication, and when it receives money back for dispensing it.
Acquisition cost is what a pharmacy actually paid for a medication, stated so it can be compared fairly against anything else.
Slow-moving inventory ties up cash and builds expiry risk, even when every item was bought for a sensible reason.
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