Dispex is now working in collaboration with Cambrian Alliance to enhance the already great
advantages of using e-CASS as a single ordering portal.
Having seen first-hand how easy the e-CASS system is to use and how intuitive it is for dispensers to use
without having to worry which wholesaler a product should be ordered from, we are confident that the
switch to e-CASS can be dealt with painlessly.
Dispex has analysed practices’ Gross Dispensing Profit (GDP) after switching to e-CASS and utilising the
Profitability tools available on the Dispex website and have found a significant improvement in GDP one
year on. By significant, we mean at least a 10% increase in profitability, sometimes much higher.
e-CASS provides comprehensive profitability analysis tools within their platform incorporating NHSBSA
Reimbursement and Clawback. This can be summarised by supplier and product category, with a full list
of all lines ordered via e-CASS so full in-depth analysis can be carried out.
Working with e-CASS, we have developed Dispex Templates for directing orders to the appropriate
wholesaler. Not all wholesalers offer the same discount on the same product. Using the Dispex Template,
branded products will be automatically directed to either Alliance or AAH, depending upon which wholesaler
it is best to use. Individual dispensaries can override the Dispex Templates.
There are some solus products which are much more profitable to order via PSUK and these products have
been blocked from being ordered via e-CASS. Freestyle Libre has also been blocked so that dispensaries can
benefit from the discount if ordered directly from Abbott.
The Dispex Templates will be updated monthly and automatically downloaded to each dispensary’s e-CASS
ordering system, unless opted out. This is available for Dispex members only.
PSUK have chosen not to engage with e-CASS, so we have created Dispex Templates for those PSUK
members who wish to continue ordering their brands from PSUK, but have access to e-CASS’s great generic
prices (which are net – WYSIWYG). The Dispex Templates for PSUK users have been set to block e-CASS from
ordering the PSUK brands that offer discount, and cascade the remaining brands to either Alliance or AAH
(depending upon which the dispensary chooses as their second line).
To benefit from the e-CASS & Dispex collaboration, existing e-CASS users who are already Dispex members
need to notify the Dispex office, so that the appropriate Dispex Templates can be downloaded. e-CASS users
who are not Dispex members will need to sign up to Dispex in order to benefit from the Dispex Templates.
Everyone interested in the collaboration should register by completing the Dispex form:
