Cencora’s LTC and Alternate Care pharmacy distribution solution recognizes the importance of your patient care, supports your strategic business priorities, and partners with you to achieve growth, operational efficiencies, and improved outcomes.
Company Background
Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions organization dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of people and animals around the world. While the company adopted the Cencora name in 2023, its history reflects more than a century of progress in pharmaceutical sourcing, wholesale distribution, and healthcare support.
Its heritage includes the Brunswig Drug Company, founded in 1871 and focused on wholesale drug distribution by 1907. Another major chapter began with the founding of AmeriSource Health in 1985, followed by the launch of the AccuSource electronic ordering system in 1994 and the merger with Bergen Brunswig in 2001 to form AmerisourceBergen. Over time, the organizations that would become part of Cencora helped shape the industry through innovations in inventory management, accounting, and order transmission.
In the years that followed, the company expanded its reach and capabilities through acquisitions including MWI Veterinary Supply in 2015, H. D. Smith in 2018, and Alliance Healthcare in 2021. Today, Cencora operates in more than 50 countries, helping improve access, efficiency, and reliability across the healthcare supply chain.
Product Overview
Long-term care pharmacies play a vital role in caring for vulnerable patient populations and face unique operational, financial, and clinical demands. To meet those demands, they need a partner that understands their business, supports their workflow, and brings the scale and reliability of a leading wholesaler.
Cencora combines the scale, reach, and reliability of a leading pharmaceutical wholesaler with dedicated long-term care expertise and tailored solutions designed to support those needs. From distribution and product access to logistics, business support, and advocacy, we help long-term care pharmacies improve efficiency, manage complexity, strengthen financial performance, and deliver reliable care to the patients who depend on them.
Comprehensive Support for Long-Term Care Pharmacies
Advocacy for Your Pharmacy
Cencora supports long-term care and alternate care pharmacies through active relationships with organizations including the NCPA Long-Term Care Division, Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition, and SPS Health. As the first wholesaler to establish permanent offices in Washington, D.C., we bring a strong advocacy presence to the issues that matter most to pharmacy providers and patients.
Dedicated Long-Term Care and Alternate Care Expertise
In addition to the capabilities of a leading wholesaler, you gain access to dedicated long-term care and alternate care expertise, consultative guidance, and ownership transition support. Our team works on a schedule that fits your workflow to help you navigate operational challenges, improve performance, evaluate growth opportunities, and stay focused on patient care.
Operational and Business Support
We help your pharmacy operate more efficiently with flexible financial terms, integrated inventory tools, and access to additional vendor solutions.
DSO Flexibility
Customized payment timelines that support cash flow across reimbursement cycles.
EDI
Integrated transactions that reduce manual reconciliation and improve inventory management.
Virtual Vendor Directory
Access to additional services and products that help fill operational gaps.
Concurrent Dating Program
Infrastructure and financial flexibility to act quickly on growth opportunities and onboard new patients without delay.
Product Access and Distribution Solutions
We help your pharmacy maintain reliable access to the products, logistics, and operational support needed to serve patients efficiently.
OTC for Long-Term Care Pharmacies
Access to more than 1,000 Good Neighbor Pharmacy OTC products.
Enhanced Product Access Powered by SmartSource
Secondary inventory access through our ordering platform when products are temporarily out of stock.
Courier Services Through TRIOSE
Freight management and delivery support designed to improve visibility, efficiency, and service reliability.
PharmacyiQ
Compliant outbound specialty shipping, white glove support, consulting, and data insights.
Last Mile
Compliant prescription delivery with shipment visibility and cold-chain support.
Testimonial
“[Cencora] provides superior product access … our pharmacy staff members love ABC Order for its ease of use and user-friendly platform. The customer service and high-level of communication from our long-term care account executives has been a value-added change.”
— Amy Messner, Synergy Pharmacy Services
Contact Information
Learn more about how Cencora supports long-term care pharmacies at amerisourcebergen.com/LTC.
