Gastroenterology practices run on procedures, and nearly every procedure comes with medications: bowel prep before, and supportive therapies after. Dispensing those medications on-site turns a routine pharmacy errand into a service your practice provides — one that is more convenient and more private for patients, and that generates additional profit on the large volume of in-office procedures you already perform.
Send the prep home at scheduling
Colonoscopy prep kits are not always covered by insurance, and the cash cost at a retail pharmacy often runs over $100. That gap is an opportunity. When your practice dispenses prep kits directly, patients leave their scheduling visit with the kit in hand and instructions from your own staff, at a price you set — often below what they would pay at the pharmacy, while still earning your practice a healthy margin. No pharmacy trip, no confusion at the counter, and no patient showing up unprepared because the prescription never got filled.
Convenience and confidentiality for patients
Bowel prep is not a purchase most patients enjoy discussing with a pharmacist. On-site dispensing keeps the entire conversation within your practice, where your team can walk the patient through the timing and instructions that make or break a good prep. Patients get discretion and clarity in the same handoff.
The medications gastroenterology practices dispense most
Commonly dispensed gastroenterology medications include PEG 3350 and the GaviLyte line of prep solutions (GaviLyte-C, GaviLyte-G, GaviLyte-H, and GaviLyte-N), along with supportive medications such as ondansetron for nausea. PharmaLink’s large medication formulary includes more than 2,000 branded and generic medications, so the pre-procedure and post-procedure therapies your providers prescribe are likely already available.
Predictable volume, predictable revenue
Because prep medications track your procedure schedule, dispensing revenue in a gastroenterology practice is unusually predictable: every colonoscopy on the calendar is a likely dispense. That makes it easy to plan inventory and forecast the program’s contribution. Real-time inventory management keeps your counts accurate, and restocking is simple with fast, free shipping on orders over $250 and delivery in 48–72 hours.
Easy to add to an efficient practice
A dispense takes 15 to 30 seconds in PharmaLink’s software, so handing a patient a prep kit adds almost nothing to the scheduling workflow. Our turnkey dispensing solution covers setup, training, and ongoing support, and new practices can be dispensing in as little as 3 business days. PharmaLink has supported dispensing practices since 2007.
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Contact us with any questions, or to begin dispensing medications at your gastroenterology practice.