The Compounding Center (TCC Pharma)
Simplifying Access to Healthcare Products through Reliable Procurement

In today's world, hospitals and health facilities of all facets are experiencing complex and disruptive supply chain issues on a daily basis. Particularly in case of surgery-related drugs and equipment, every professional across the care value chain must endlessly strive to locate and source the items that are in shortage.

According to a recent article from Becker's Hospital Review, 90 percent of the nation's local anesthetics are out of stock, which poses a huge hurdle that healthcare organizations must overcome if they are to maintain their care continuum.

A solution that is working for thousands of health facilities across the country is partnering with specialty wholesale distributors to source medications and supplies. Shortages have been occurring long before the pandemic and one wholesaler at the forefront of helping healthcare facilities around the country with inventory shortages is The Compounding Center (TCC Pharma).

"Our vision is to improve the way medical facilities deal with pharmaceutical and medical supply shortages," says Max Lagin, sales manager at TCC Pharma.

TCC Pharma boasts extensive access to an inventory of pharmaceuticals, medical, and surgical supplies, comprising millions of SKUs. Despite this breadth of options, their top priority lies in providing facilities with the most essential items they need in the moment. When prompted for specific and recent examples, they cited essential and critical supplies, including but not limited to local anesthetics, chemotherapy treatments, IV fluids, crash cart medications, drug delivery devices, lab and blood collection products, and diagnostic test kits.

Having secured many nationwide vendor partnerships, TCC Pharma maintains state-wise contractual obligations and nationwide procurement licenses without disrupting existing vendor contracts. It continually researches the market to locate distributors with the required medications and reinforces the authenticity of vendors. Unlike conventional distributors with rigid contractual prices, TCC Pharma constantly searches for potential distributors to present varied pricing and availability options to its customers. These competencies enable pharmacy, supply chain, and researchers to easily handle the order and procurement processes, allowing them to focus on patient care and research initiatives confidently.

TCC Pharma's approach of working with multiple distributors and manufacturers, without exclusivity contracts or fixed prices makes them an excellent backup distributor for customers who need to quickly procure medications and medical supplies in a challenging market.

"Pharmaceutical and medical supply shortages have received a lot of attention in the past few years, but product shortages have been a significant healthcare hurdle for decades. Complex supply chains, manufacturing challenges, and the inability to predict the future are recipes for these patterns to continue.

Our primary goal is to be a resource that helps minimize the impact of medical shortages on medical facilities," states Joe Pirmann, Senior Procurement Specialist of TCC Pharma.

TCC Pharma ensures vendors meet state pharmacy standards and FDA requirements through a vetting process, questionnaires, and facility inspections. They also check products to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies. They partner with TrackTraceRX to offer customers transparency and traceability through a cloud-based system.

"Having been in business since 2001, at TCC Pharma we attribute a large part of our success to our team of personal account managers. Their dedication to fulfilling diverse requests for healthcare segments such as hospitals, clinics, veterinary, research facilities, infusion clinics, and many more has been instrumental in our growth. Our innovative procurement approach drives us to expand our platform, eliminate back-order complaints, and strengthen our vendor relationships. As a result, we are proud to now serve over 500 hospitals and many of the largest health institutions across the US," quotes Joel Gomez, President of TCC Pharma.