Reclaiming Off-Contract Purchase Costs

When a manufacturer has a shortage or backorder of a product, it will be omitted from a pharmacy’s order. This situation is known as “manufacturer unable to supply,” or MUS. If the omitted product is on a GPO contract, the pharmacy usually has nochoice but to purchase an off-contract item to fill its immediate need — often at a much higher price. The GPO’s failure to supply clause will protect the hospital from this added expense.

MUS omits of contract-priced products lead to hundreds, even thousands of dollars in unnecessary costs for the pharmacy. Some pharmacies don’t even realize that they can submit claims for the differences in price to the manufacturers responsible for the MUS omits.

Using McKesson’s convenient MUS Contract Omit Report, the pharmacy can easily track its opportunities resulting from MUS contract omits.

• Recoup substantial dollars
• Save time and support your claims
• Make better purchasing decisions