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title: Checking in on your pharmacy suppliers - 7 questions to help gauge performance
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# Checking in on your pharmacy suppliers - 7 questions to help gauge performance

 Published by [Raji Abboud](https://blog.dinovomed.com/author/raji-abboud) on  Mar 12, 2021 12:03:11 AM

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Can you speak to a supplier representative directly at this very moment? Do your suppliers maintain the necessary inventory and stocking levels to complement your pharmacy’s inventory management? Checking in with suppliers regularly helps gauge your pharmacy’s performance and build better relationships. Below are seven questions every pharmacy should ask their suppliers about delivery and pricing, and to ensure solid communications.

Delivery and Pricing

Responses to these questions should come easily from your suppliers and hopefully create additional opportunities for more impactful conversations and discussions on how your pharmacy’s suppliers are positively (or negatively) impacting overall performance.

Since 2013, DiNovo Pharmacy & Packaging Provisions has been a leader in delivering cleanroom consumables, disinfectants, medical devices, and cold chain shipping solutions to the compounding and specialty pharmacy marketplace. As an educational resource, coupled with top global manufacturer partnerships, DiNovo helps pharmacies drive efficiency, manage costs, and enhance compliance to help guide you through a constantly changing pharmacy marketplace.

Tags: [Pharmacy vendor](https://blog.dinovomed.com/tag/pharmacy-vendor), [Pharmacy inventory management](https://blog.dinovomed.com/tag/pharmacy-inventory-management), [Pharmacy compliance](https://blog.dinovomed.com/tag/pharmacy-compliance)

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