The Long-term Costs of a Short-term 503B
503B facilities play a key role in healthcare today. Find out about the unseen costs for hospitals and patients when a 503B partner exits the market.
The Strategic Advantage of Streamlining the Pharmacy Supply Chain
Building a Resilient and Efficient Pharmacy Operation As a pharmacy leader, you stand at the critical intersection of clinical excellence and financial stewardship. Each day brings the challenge of ensuring patient safety while navigating complex budgets and operational hurdles. In this demanding environment, the structure of your pharmacy supply chain is not just a logistical…
SCA Pharma Expands Access: Core Pharmaceutical Products Now Available on Additional Platforms
As part of our ongoing commitment to reliability, accessibility, and quality in the healthcare supply chain, SCA Pharma is pleased to announce an expanded distribution approach for our core pharmaceutical products. Healthcare professionals can now access SCA Pharma’s trusted offerings through a broader network of purchasing platforms, including Medigi as an alternate location. This important…
Pharmacy Reliability: How SCA Pharma Supports Pharmacy Leaders
Pharmacy reliability is at the core of every successful pharmacy operation. Pharmacy leaders face intense pressure to keep daily operations running smoothly every order, every dose, and every delivery matters. But what truly sets a supplier apart isn’t just policies or promises; it’s what happens when real-life challenges enter the picture. At SCA Pharma, we…
The indirect costs of risk management for hospital insourcing
This post is our third in a series of blogs looking at how hospitals make the difficult decision to compound their own drugs versus selecting an outsourcing partner. The decision involves a great deal more than a clean room and a vial of medication. A wide range of indirect costs are specifically related to risk…
Thinking of compounding in-house? Don’t forget to calculate these three “hidden” costs.
SCA Pharma is taking a look at how hospitals choose to supply their compounded drug products. Many choose to produce what they need internally – called insourcing – while others use a provider like us – outsourcing. This second blog post in a 3-part series examines the unseen costs of insourcing vs. outsourcing with a…
Insourcing versus Outsourcing – the indirect costs of insourcing
Hospitals often choose to insource drug compounding in order to save money on Pharmacy costs. The decision to insource is typically based on a number of factors including cost of raw materials and qualified personnel needed to compound the product. We believe that hospitals often fail to include many indirect variables, resulting in under-estimation of…
The Value of Outsourcing Sterile Preparations
Utilizing an outsourcing organization helps meet the demands placed on hospitals and outpatient facilities to ensure patients receive their medications on time and as prescribed. By Brenden Roche, Senior Marketing Coordinator; SCA Pharmaceuticals Recent trends have shown the vast migration from inpatient facilities such as hospitals to outpatient facilities. In fact, there are now nearly…