Inventory on hand

[maria1oh]

Just wondering what kind of inventory budget/days on hand/target inventory levels do you have at your pharmacies? Do you keep expensive brand name medications in stock for patients or do you make them special order it?

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[Sine Cura]

My store has inventory turnover ratio of 8, so days of supply 365/8 = 45 days of supply. At CVS I got down to 35 days of supply (but was that DOS only for brand medications? I do not remember.)

I only order ARVs ahead of time for regulars or other brands for complainers who have a lot of otherwise profitable Rx. Unfortunately in California anti-psychs are carve-out meds for Medicaid, meaning a lot of Abilify, Zyprexa, and Seroquel brand.