Pharmaceutical Consulting Services of America

What Pharmaceutical Consulting Services of America does

Pharmaceutical Consulting Services of America (PCSA) is a privately held Louisiana LLC providing pharmacy consulting services to healthcare facilities across the Central and Gulf South United States. Founded in 1994, the firm serves more than 200 Long Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities and more than 150 Group Home Facilities, with additional service lines for Hospice Facilities, Behavioral Hospitals, and Dispensing Pharmacies. Its core offering is Medication Regimen Review (MRR), delivered on a subscription basis with monthly billing and quote-based pricing tailored to facility type and visit cadence, ranging from quarterly to monthly pharmacist visits.

PCSA's product portfolio centers on MRR with an Immediate Medication Review tier offering 48-hour turnaround for CMS-regulated urgent cases (Short Stay residents, acute change of condition, psychotropic admissions, CMS Skilled Part A Admissions). Supporting modules include Med Room and Med Cart Inspections, Med Pass Reviews, Med Destruction, Medication Lab/Order Audits, Casper Report Review, Antibiotic Stewardship assistance, and an Antipsych Dashboard built for antipsychotic tracking and trending. The firm's go-to-market is sales-led and direct, driven by its website, a toll-free line, and email outreach, with on-site pharmacists performing reviews and inspections. PCSA's core differentiator is that it does not dispense medication, which positions it as an unbiased third-party reviewer and makes it a preferred consulting partner for dispensing pharmacies and CMS-regulated facilities.

Name

Pharmaceutical Consulting Services of America

Legal name

Pharmaceutical Consulting Services of America, LLC

Website

https://pcsaconsultants.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pharmaceutical Consulting Services of America provides subscription-based medication regimen review and pharmacy consulting to over 200 long-term care and assisted living facilities and 150+ group homes across the Central and Gulf South, leveraging its non-dispensing position to deliver unbiased reviews.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Consulting Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Acute Care Networks & Care Management Organizations (HLAFAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical Review & Pharmacovigilance Quality (PV QA/Audits/SOPs) (HLAGALAH)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical consulting
• Medication regimen review
• Pharmacy consulting services
• Long-term care pharmacy
• Regulatory compliance support

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Consulting Services: PCSA provides medication regimen review and pharmacy consulting services to healthcare facilities. As a consulting firm, they likely operate on a contractual/recurring fee basis for their services including medication reviews, inspections, and regulatory compliance support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

PCSA provides Medication Regimen Review and pharmaceutical consulting services to Long Term Care, Assisted Living, Hospice, ICF/MR Group Homes, Behavioral Hospitals, and Dispensing Pharmacy clients. Because the firm does not dispense medication, it delivers unbiased reviews and supports facilities with CMS regulatory compliance, antipsychotic tracking, med room/cart inspections, antibiotic stewardship, and survey process support. The company also offers Immediate Medication Reviews with a 48-hour turnaround for CMS priority cases.

Product overview

PCSA provides a unified pharmaceutical consulting service portfolio focused on Medication Regimen Review for healthcare facilities. Their core offerings consist of Medication Regimen Review and Immediate Medication Reviews (with 48-hour turnaround for urgent CMS compliance needs), supported by a suite of add-on modules including Med Room/Med Cart Inspections, Med Pass Reviews, Med Destruction, Antipsych Dashboard, Medication Lab/Order Audit, Casper Report Review, and Antibiotic Stewardship assistance. The company serves over 200 Long Term Care Facilities and 150 Group Homes across the Central and Gulf South region, positioning themselves as an unbiased consulting partner that does not dispense medication, allowing them to focus solely on quality medication reviews.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PCSA Consultants: Pharmaceutical consulting company providing Medication Regimen Review services to Long Term Care, Assisted Living, and Group Home facilities.

Products and services

• Medication Regimen Review Comprehensive, unbiased medication regimen review for healthcare facility residents, focused on resident-centered care with individualized evaluations to maximize pharmacotherapy and minimize adverse events. Sold as a standing consulting service to Long Term Care, Assisted Living, Hospice, ICF/MR Group Homes, Behavioral Hospitals, and Dispensing Pharmacy clients.
• Immediate Medication Reviews Rapid medication review service with 48-hour turnaround for CMS priority cases (CMS Short Stay residents, acute change of condition, psychotropic admits, and CMS Skilled Part A Resident Admissions).
• Pharmacy Consulting Services Comprehensive pharmacy consulting service bundle including medication regimen review, med room/cart inspections, med pass reviews, med destruction, antipsychotic tracking, medication lab/order audit, Casper report review, antibiotic stewardship support, in-services, phone consultations, Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR), Plan of Actions/Corrections review, Pharmaceutical Services Policy and Procedure Manual review, and survey process support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Medication reviews returned within 48 hours of submission for immediate medication review requests
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dispensing PharmaciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCSA partners with dispensing pharmacies to provide unbiased medication regimen reviews. Since PCSA does not dispense medication, they can work with any dispensing pharmacy to provide comprehensive reviews without conflict of interest.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ContinuumRx: Specialty and post-acute pharmacy services provider delivering clinical pharmacy and infusion services to long-term care and chronic care facilities. Overlaps with PCSA in serving post-acute populations with clinical pharmacy offerings.
• PharMedQuest: Pharmacy services provider for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities offering dispensing and consultant pharmacy services. A more regionally focused player competing for the same LTC and ALF customer segments as PCSA.

Broad incumbents

• Guardian Pharmacy Services: Major LTC and senior living pharmacy operator with regional offices across the US. Provides dispensing plus clinical pharmacy services to nursing and assisted living facilities, directly overlapping PCSA's facility customer base.
• PharmScript: Long-term care pharmacy focused on skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, offering dispensing and clinical support. Competes with PCSA's consulting services when facilities seek bundled pharmacy-plus-review offerings.
• PharMerica: One of the largest long-term care pharmacy operators in the US, now part of BrightSpring Health Services. Serves LTC and senior living facilities with both dispensing and consulting/clinical services, representing the bundled alternative to PCSA's consulting-only model.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Parent company of PharMerica and a diversified home and community-based health services platform. Operates LTC pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, and provider services, representing a broad incumbent against which PCSA's consulting-only model competes.
• Omnicare (CVS Health): Long-term care pharmacy division of CVS Health providing medications and clinical consulting to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities nationwide. Competes with PCSA both as a dispensing pharmacy and as a provider of bundled medication review services.
• Remedi SeniorCare: LTC pharmacy providing medications, consultant pharmacist services, and clinical reviews to skilled nursing facilities. Closely comparable to PCSA's facility customer segments and pharmacy review offerings.

Direct peers

• Consonus Healthcare: Pharmacy consulting and medication management firm serving skilled nursing, assisted living, and post-acute facilities. Provides medication regimen reviews, antipsychotic stewardship, and CMS compliance support, overlapping closely with PCSA's core service portfolio.
• Med Management Associates: Consultant pharmacy services firm providing medication regimen reviews, psychotropic monitoring, and regulatory support to LTC, assisted living, and behavioral health facilities. Directly mirrors PCSA's unbiased, non-dispensing service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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