All Taxonomy of Pharmacy

Clinic Pharmacy

Code Taxonomy: 3336c0002x

Definition: A pharmacy in a clinic, emergency room or hospital (outpatient) that dispenses medications to patients for self-administration under the supervision of a pharmacist.

Community/retail Pharmacy

Code Taxonomy: 3336c0003x

Definition: A pharmacy where pharmacists store, prepare, and dispense medicinal preparations and/or prescriptions for a local patient population in accordance with federal and state law; counsel patients and caregivers (sometimes independent of the dispensing pr

Compounding Pharmacy

Code Taxonomy: 3336c0004x

Definition: A pharmacy that specializes in the preparation of components into a drug preparation as the result of a Practitioner's Prescription Drug Order or initiative based on the Practitioner/Patient/Pharmacist relationship in the course of professional pract

Home Infusion Therapy Pharmacy

Code Taxonomy: 3336h0001x

Definition: Pharmacy-based, decentralized patient care organization with expertise in USP 797-compliant sterile drug compounding that provides care to patients with acute or chronic conditions generally pertaining to parenteral administration of drugs, biologics

Institutional Pharmacy

Code Taxonomy: 3336i0012x

Definition: A pharmacy in a hospital (inpatient) or institution used by pharmacists for the compounding and delivery of medicinal preparations to be administered to the patient by nursing or other authorized personnel. Institutional Pharmacies also counsel patie

Long Term Care Pharmacy

Code Taxonomy: 3336l0003x

Definition: A pharmacy that dispenses medicinal preparations delivered to patients residing within an intermediate or skilled nursing facility, including intermediate care facilities, hospice, assisted living facilities, group homes, and other forms of congregat

Mail Order Pharmacy

Code Taxonomy: 3336m0002x

Definition: A pharmacy where pharmacists compound or dispense prescriptions or other medications in accordance with federal and state law, using common carriers to deliver the medications to patient or their caregivers. Mail order pharmacies counsel patients and

Managed Care Organization Pharmacy

Code Taxonomy: 3336m0003x

Definition: A pharmacy owned by a managed care organization (MCO) used by pharmacists for the compounding and dispensing of medicinal preparations to that MCO's covered members only.

Nuclear Pharmacy

Code Taxonomy: 3336n0007x

Definition: A pharmacy dedicated to the compounding and dispensing of radioactive materials for use in nuclear imaging and nuclear medical procedures.

Specialty Pharmacy

Code Taxonomy: 3336s0011x

Definition: A pharmacy that dispenses generally low volume and high cost medicinal preparations to patients who are undergoing intensive therapies for illnesses that are generally chronic, complex and potentially life threatening. Often these therapies require s