DCS Knowledge
Pharma Access and Ordering Program
TPA
The Industry
Trade Team 101
100

This is the year Direct Customer Solutions was founded.

What is 2017?

100

This is what PHSA stands for. 

What is Public Health Service Act?

100

These are the three most common account types for order-splitting. 

What are 340B, GPO, and WAC?

100

This man is the owner of the best beard in 340B. 

Who is Eli Scott?

100

This is the Vice President of Market Access and 340B. 

What is Tim Tallent?

200

This is the Director of Operations at DCS.

What is Brent Holland?

200

This is what NABP stands for. 

What is the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy? 

200

This TPA is owned by McKesson.

What is Macro Helix?

200

This 340B hospital designation saw the largest reduction in 2025.

What is DSH?

200

This is where Adam Keeth began working before joining DCS.

What is Walmart Inc., mostly within the Sam's Club Pharmacy Division? 

300

This new addition was recently added to the DCS warehouse to support sensitive pharmaceutical products.

What is cold chain storage?

300

This is what VAWD stands for. 

What are Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors?

300

This pharmacy chain built its own 340B software and does not work with any TPAs in the space. 

What is Walgreens? 

300

This is what CGMP stands for.

What is Current Good Manufacturing Practices?

300

This is the University where Darren Shirley received his Bachelor of Science degree.

What is Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama?

400

This is the number of members of the Shirley Family that make up the Ownership Group.

What is Four?

400

This is how many digits long a DCA account number is. 

What is 13? 

400

RxStrategies, Hudson Headwaters 340B, and RPH Innovations merged earlier this year to create this new TPA.

What is Pillr Health?

400

These are the Top Three Largest Pharma Manufacturers by Revenue?

What is Pfizer, J&J, Abvie?

400

This is Greg Olson's Title.

What is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing?

500

This is the item that the first DCS Direct Distribution Model was drafted on.

What is a cocktail napkin? 

500

This three-letter acronym refers to the standard electronic exchange of invoices, purchase orders, and shipping notices between trading partners.

What is EDI? 

500

Known today as Verity Solutions, this TPA operated under a different name until its relaunch in 2015. 

What is Talyst 340B?

500

These are the 2025 Top Three Generic Manufactuers?

What are Sandoz, Teva, and Sun? 

500

The number of years that Jesse Walters served in the Marine Corps before retiring as a Master Sergeant.

What is 23 years?