Pharmaceutical Services

The increasing cost and complexity of oncology drugs is a major concern to both patients and practices. US Oncology meets the challenge by introducing new efficiencies into the distribution system and providing comprehensive drug management services. We are also one of the few specialty pharmacies offering oncology-trained pharmacists as part of our services. Drug distribution. In 2005, recognizing that oncology drug distribution was fragmented and inefficient, US Oncology built its own state-of-the-art distribution center. Expanding on this foundation, we now offer these benefits to practices:   • Improved drug safety through ePedigree technology, which creates a distribution history for each drug. US Oncology is one of the first distributors to earn the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy’s Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors (VAWD) accreditation. • Competitive pricing through direct contracts with pharmaceutical manufacturers and greater system efficiencies. • Online ordering with 24 hour delivery.   Specialty pharmacy for oral chemotherapy. Through OncologyRx Care Advantage, practices can offer specialty pharmacy support to their patients. The service provides a team of pharmacy specialists and nurses who help patients with drug compliance and accessing external financial assistance programs, and who provide physicians with feedback about patient progress and issues.   Drug management. US Oncology has the information practices need for sound pharmaceutical management. From charge capture and inventory control to treatment comparison and interchangeability evaluation, we can leverage our experience and expertise to bring greater efficiency to practices and better pharmaceutical care to patients.