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EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT
TELEPHARMACY &
REMOTE ORDER ENTRY
59,644 is the average annual prescription volume per
independent pharmacy.
Source: American Hospital Association
1,000+
outsourced hospital
pharmacies are
in the U.S.
Source: RXinsider
28
states currently
allow telepharmacy.
Source: Outcomes
Source: NCPA
1,147
is the average weekly
prescription volume per
independent pharmacy.
Source: NCPA
271
drug shortages as of
December 2024.
Source: ASHP
North Dakota became the first state to enact regulations
allowing the use of telepharmacy in 2001.
Source: Rural Health Research Gateway
920,531 is the total number of staffed beds in all U.S.
hospitals as of 2025.
Source: American Hospital Association
6,093 hospitals in the U.S. as of 2025.
99%
of U.S. hospitals report
drug shortages.
Source: American Hospital Association