Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In this issue: The State of Specialty Pharmacy 2021 How health plans profit—and patients lose—from insulin A fantastic new analysis of the gross-to-net bubble Reconsidering Amazon P.S. Please join the nearly 13,000 consumers of my daily commentary and links to neat stuff at @DrugChannels on Twitter. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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APRIL 4, 2024

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for tomorrow’s live video webinar: Drug Channel Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act. For updated data on hospital-owned specialty pharmacies, see Chapter 3 of DCI's new 2024 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In May, I recorded a brief video webinar for an on-demand business education session at Asembia's 2020 Specialty Pharmacy Summit Virtual Experience. You can watch the full video below.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Please join me for my upcoming live video webinar, Drug Channels Outlook 2022 , on December 17, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Before you stretch your stomach, stretch your mind with our extra-stuffed helping of food for thought. to 1:30 p.m.

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Drug Channels

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channels Update: Buy-and-Bill Market Trends. In Drug Channels Institute's list of the top 15 pharmacies of 2020 , we show that many of the largest U.S. Click here to see the original post and comments from May 2021.

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Drug Channels

MAY 14, 2020

I received good feedback on Tuesday's video about retail pharmacy. So below, you'll find another brief video excerpt from my May 1 Industry Update and COVID-19 Impact video webinar. In this clip, I highlight the growth and consolidation dynamics facing the specialty pharmacy industry.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 18, 2024

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for Friday’s live video webinar: The 340B Drug Pricing Program: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook. billion figure was roughly accurate for the AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy business. Consequently, its market share is closer to 10%, compared with the 3% that we reported.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In this issue: The State of Specialty Pharmacy 2021 How health plans profit—and patients lose—from insulin A fantastic new analysis of the gross-to-net bubble CVS acknowledges how its PBM profits from 340B Reconsidering Amazon Plus, the FDA preps you for Thursday with a regulatory soup review. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! to 1:30 p.m.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for today's video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2021. Will COVID-19 trigger long-term share gains for specialty pharmacies as suppliers to hospitals and physician offices? Click here to see the original post and comments from September 2020.

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Drug Channels

JULY 9, 2020

In Drug Channels Institute's list of the top 15 pharmacies of 2019 , we show that many of the largest U.S. pharmacies are now central-fill mail and specialty pharmacies operated by PBMs and insurers. I see upside for specialty pharmacies in the aftermath of the pandemic. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

JANUARY 17, 2023

Consolidation has brought together large, economically significant insurer/PBM/specialty pharmacy/provider organizations within U.S. If this clip whets your appetite for more, purchase a replay of the full 90 minute Drug Channels Outlook 2023 video webinar. Or register for my forthcoming 2023 video webinar series.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 25, 2024

Find out during Drug Channel Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act , a new live video webinar with Adam J. Click here to learn more and reserve your spot at our April 5 webinar. What’s ahead for the drug channel? Read more » © 2006-2024 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 13, 2024

This week, Im rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for todays Drug Channels Outlook 2025 live video webinar. (If Like it or not, vertically integrated insurers, PBMs, specialty pharmacies, and providers will continue to prosper. If you sign up before 12 p.m. ET, you can attend the live event.) spending on healthcare.

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Drug Channels

JANUARY 10, 2022

PCMA’s PBM Members send a large number of executives from relevant business units including pharma and trade relations, specialty pharmacy, clinical and patient care services, and the c-suite. The PCMA Business Forum is PCMA's largest business networking and educational conference.

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Drug Channels

AUGUST 13, 2021

Stacey discusses how a patient support vendor can help specialty pharmacy patients attain prior authorizations and access critical therapies. Learn more about AssistRx’s technology and patient support services by viewing their on-demand webinars. Read on for Stacey’s insights. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for Fiday's Drug Channels Outlook 2024 live video webinar. For 2023, specialty pharmacies—via white, brown, and clear bagging—retained a meaningful share of the distribution channels for provider-administered oncology drugs.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 8, 2023

The largest 15 pharmacies accounted for more than 75% of total dispensing revenues from retail, mail, long-term care, and specialty pharmacies. The top 15's share dipped slightly compared with their 2021 share, due primarily to the significant revenue losses for Walgreens Boots Alliance’s AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Please join me for my upcoming live video webinar, Drug Channels Outlook 2022 , on December 17, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Before you stretch your stomach, stretch your mind with our extra-stuffed helping of food for thought. to 1:30 p.m.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 12, 2024

Federal grantees are aligned primarily with the vertically intergated organizations' retail pharmacies, while hospitals rely on mail and specialty pharmacies. For an updated look at what’s next for the 340B contract pharmacy market, join Adam J. Fein, Ph.D., All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Federal grantees are aligned primarily with the vertically intergated organizations' retail pharmacies, while hospitals rely on mail and specialty pharmacies. For an updated look at what’s next for the 340B contract pharmacy market, join Adam J. Fein, Ph.D., All rights reserved.

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Drug Channels

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s video webinar: Drug Channels Outlook 2021. Last week, news broke that Prime Therapeutics is expanding its relationship with Cigna’s Express Scripts to include mail and specialty pharmacy dispensing.

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Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

My recent tweets have highlighted: doctors against step therapy, distribution of COVID-19 therapies, biosimilar savings, copay accumulator data, prospects for smaller PBMs, the new transparency rule, specialty pharmacy profit metrics, the future of oncology practices, and an update on Diplomat founder Phil Hagerman. to 1:15 p.m.

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Drug Channels

JULY 20, 2021

As you will see below, mail and specialty pharmacies’ purchases of products that are eligible for 340B discounts have grown by an incredible 56% per year since 2017. That’s about six times faster than the overall mail and specialty market. Consequently, specialty pharmacies have gained a greater share of the 340B market.

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Drug Channels

JUNE 24, 2021

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channels Update: 340B Controversies and Outlook. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Click here to see the original post and comments from March 2021. prescription dispensing revenues for calendar year 2020.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 9, 2021

The largest players all had bigger slices of the revenue pie, due to the growth at specialty pharmacies and multiple transactions that shifted market share among the vertically integrated companies. The exhibit below—one of 211 in our new report—provides a first look at the 15 largest organizations, ranked by total U.S. to 1:30 p.m.

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Putting Patients First Blog

JULY 2, 2024

Clarify What Information is Sought from Speakers Report on Data Utilization Host Educational Webinars Before Listening Sessions Market as Stakeholder Listening Sessions if They Have Broader Representation Improve the Structure of the Listening Sessions. Pharmacy benefit managers: transparency, accountability, and impact on patient care.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 4, 2021

Fein, CEO of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , for his latest exclusive live video webinar: Drug Channels Quarterly Update: Patients, Payers, and PBMs Friday, March 26, 2021 (12:00 p.m. This event is part of The Drug Channels 2021 Quarterly Video Webinar Series. to 1:30 p.m. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 11, 2025

For 2024, DCI estimates that total prescription dispensing revenues at retail, mail, long-term care, and specialty pharmacies reached $683 billion, up 9% from the 2023 figure. Will PBMs be able to maintain their position as the leading pharmacies? drug pricing, reimbursement, and dispensing system. to 1:30 p.m.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

This week, Im rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for tomorrows Drug Channels Outlook 2025 live video webinar. During the webinar, I'll share some thoughts on how vertical integration will affect the buy-and-bill channel. Click here to see the original post from September 2024. drug channels.

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Drug Channels

MARCH 18, 2025

Want to bundle the report with DCIs video webinars ? Weve updated all market and industry data with the most current insights, including our annual analyses of the largest pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, and PBMs. You can pay online using Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and PayPal. Didnt get it?

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