Remove Compounding Remove Drug Pricing Remove Independent Pharmacies
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The Lilly Digest

Ramblings of a pharmacist

For example, “In the compounding period of 1941, the average pharmacy filled about 5,000 prescriptions a year, approximately 15 a day.” ” I can’t imagine a typical pharmacy filling 15 prescriptions total per day. The NCPA Digest reports that the GDR for independent pharmacies was only 86% for 2020.”

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Antitrust – the independent pharmacist’s role in the fight for open markets, transparency, and strong small businesses

Ramblings of a pharmacist

At the same time, we see our neighbors complain about rising drug prices, and the rising cost of health insurance: Restaurateurs complain a lot about GrubHub and their seller fees, their menu stealing, and their ghost kitchens. We complain about DIR fees. About financial middlemen who add no value but extract plenty.