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Do You Live in a 'Pharmacy Desert'?

Drugs.com

27, 2024 -- Nearly half of counties in the United States contain at least one “pharmacy desert,” where there’s no retail pharmacy within 10 miles, a new study reports.“As As pharmacies close, more and more Americans are left without easy. TUESDAY, Aug.

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Large Chains’ Position in 2025’s Part D Pharmacy Networks: Supermarkets Take the Lead in a Shrinking PDP Market

Drug Channels

In Medicare Part D in 2025: Preferred Pharmacy Networks Fade in a Collapsing PDP Market , I documented the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) disruption to Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs). As always, we provide you with a handy table for tallying each chain’s participation and changes from 2024 to 2025. Fein, Ph.D., to 1:30 p.m.

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CDC Warns of Fake Drug Dangers From Online Pharmacies

Drugs.com

3, 2024 -- Americans who turn to online pharmacies to find cheaper versions of expensive prescription medications, especially opioids, may instead be buying themselves dangerous drugs that could trigger an overdose, U.S. THURSDAY, Oct.

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NOW AVAILABLE: The 2024 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Drug Channels

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers , available for purchase and immediate download. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ (press release) Review pricing/license options and download the full 2024 report We’re offering special discounted pricing if you order before April 8, 2024. The 2024 Economic Report on U.S.

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Medicare Part D in 2025: Preferred Pharmacy Networks Fade in a Collapsing PDP Market

Drug Channels

What’s more, the share of plans with a preferred cost sharing pharmacy network will fall to its lowest rate in more than 10 years. For 2025, DCI’s exclusive analysis of Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) data reveals that the number of PDPs will drop to a historic low.

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World Suicide Prevention Day 2023: the Lifeguard Pharmacy study

On Medicine

The Lifeguard Pharmacy study tests whether a community pharmacy response service would offer a discreet and accessible help-seeking avenue for people experiencing suicidal ideation and/or domestic abuse. Monthly visits to the pharmacies by the research team monitored intervention fidelity. How did we do it?

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NOW AVAILABLE: The 2023 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Drug Channels

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers , available for purchase and immediate download. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers , our 14th edition, provides a comprehensive, fact-based, and non-partisan tool for understanding the entire U.S. I am pleased to announce our new 2023 Economic Report on U.S.