Acquisition: Pricing of Pharmaceutical Items in the Medical Prime Vendor Program

Abstract

The Defense Criminal Investigative Service requested that we evaluate management controls over the pricing of pharmaceutical items sold through the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) medical prime vendor program. The Defense Logistics Agency initiated the medical prime vendor program in 1992. The Directorate of Medical Materiel, DSCP developed the program and is responsible for its management and operation. The program is designed to use industry's production capability and commercial distribution system to satisfy DoD requirements for medical items (pharmaceutical items and medical and surgical equipment) instead of buying stock and holding it in inventory. Pharmaceutical sales through the program during FY 2001 were approximately $1.3 billion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2002
Accession Number
ADA402047

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Logistics
  • Navy
  • Public Health
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine