Drug Channels

APRIL 16, 2024

Drug Channels Institute’s (DCI’s) latest analysis finds that participants in the specialty pharmacy market continue to get more diverse—although revenues remain highly concentrated. Read on for DCI’s latest overview of the 2023 marketplace and revenues of the biggest market participants, along with key specialty pharmacy trends.

Pharmacy 96

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs 96

Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Increasing diagnosis of chronic diseases is expected to lead to fast growth in retail pharmacies. The rising incidence of long-standing diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer requires prolonged medication and, thus, drives the growth and need for retail pharmacies in the market.

Pharmacy 113

Pharmacy Containment Generic Drugs Production 113

pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Sam Crowther, founder and CEO of cybersecurity company Kasada, tells us about a recent discovery his company made that revealed tens of thousands of accounts with prescription drug attachments in major online pharmacies had been compromised. Detection of fraudulent activity. “The [implications of these stolen accounts] are twofold.

Pharmacy 138

Pharmacy Branding Sales Life Science 138

Drug Channels

MARCH 8, 2022

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. The total share of the largest 15 companies decreased slightly compared with their 2020 share, due primarily to below-market growth rates at retail and long-term care pharmacies. Read on as we cue up our latest update on the booming pharmacy and PBM marketplace.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs 98

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

MARCH 14, 2023

Pfizer said it expected the drug, marketed under the name Zavzpret, to be available in pharmacies in July 2023. ​”The FDA approval of Zavzpret marks a significant breakthrough for people with […]

FDA Approval 246

FDA Approval Pharmacy Marketing Drugs 246

Fierce Pharma

JANUARY 31, 2023

The pharmacy channel is playing a critical role in marketing mteefey Tue, 01/31/2023 - 18:29

Pharmacy 87

Pharmacy Marketing 87

Drug Channels

JUNE 6, 2022

The retail pharmacy shakeout affected 2021 pharmacist employment. We found that retail pharmacies and drugstores employed fewer pharmacists, while hospitals and outpatient centers continued to add positions. Time for an update to the Drug Channels Institute (DCI) annual analysis of pharmacist salaries and employment.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs 98

Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On February 13, it was revealed that Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide) would be available in high-street pharmacies in the UK this spring. Wegovy is a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) therapy that offers efficacy and treatment duration advantages within the obesity market.

Pharmacy 130

Pharmacy Compliance Marketing Trials 130

Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers is a definitive, nonpartisan resource that includes the most current information about pharmacy dispensing channels, third-party payers, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), patients’ financial contributions, government regulations, and much more.

Pharmacy 96

Pharmacy Licensing Licensing Drugs 96

Drug Channels

MAY 23, 2023

In 2022, the PBM market remained highly consolidated—although there were some intriguing share shifts among the largest players. Below, you’ll find Drug Channels Institute's latest estimates of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) market share based on equivalent prescription claims. to 1:30 p.m.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs Development 98

Drug Channels

MARCH 8, 2023

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. The largest 15 pharmacies accounted for more than 75% of total dispensing revenues from retail, mail, long-term care, and specialty pharmacies. How will GoodRx and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company affect the pharmacy industry? to 1:30 p.m.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs 98

Drug Channels

MARCH 15, 2022

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers , available for purchase and immediate download. Prescription Market (press release) We’re offering special discounted pricing if you order before March 28, 2022. Prescription Market (press release) We’re offering special discounted pricing if you order before March 28, 2022.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Drugs Marketing Containment 98

Drug Channels

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers is a definitive, nonpartisan resource that includes the most current information about pharmacy dispensing channels, third-party payers, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), patients’ financial contributions, government regulations, and much more.

Pharmacy 97

Pharmacy Drugs Licensing Licensing 97

Drug Channels

MARCH 14, 2023

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers , available for purchase and immediate download. Prescription Market (press release) We’re offering special discounted pricing if you order before April 3, 2023. Prescription Market (press release) We’re offering special discounted pricing if you order before April 3, 2023.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Drugs Marketing 98

Drug Channels

MARCH 12, 2024

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. prescription dispensing revenues reached $621 billion in 2023, driven by accelerating GLP-1 prescriptions and an expanding post-pandemic market. How will the most consequential change in federal drug pricing policy affect the largest pharmacies and PBMs? to 1:30 p.m.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs 98

Drug Channels

APRIL 9, 2024

Three is still the magic number for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Read on for Drug Channels Institute’s (DCI’s) latest market share figures, along with a preview of the industry changes that will shift these shares over the next few years.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs 98

Drug Channels

AUGUST 6, 2024

In the video excerpt below, I walk through a brief history of 340B contract pharmacies. I conclude with a “follow the dollar” example of 340B prescription economics with contract pharmacies. If this clip whets your appetite for more, register to watch a replay of the full 90-minute video webinar from June. All rights reserved.

Pharmacy 90

Pharmacy Marketing Manufacturing Drugs 90

Drug Channels

APRIL 12, 2023

In Drug Channels Institute’s list of the top 15 pharmacies of 2022 , we show that central-fill, mail pharmacies operated by large PBMs and health insurers have displaced retail chains as the largest prescription drug dispensers by revenues. Read more » Copyright © 2006-2023 Pembroke Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Drugs Marketing 98

pharmaphorum

JULY 29, 2021

has skyrocketed in recent years driven primarily by an increase in chronic condition diagnosis and the number of new medications on the market. The problem is, many specialty pharmacies don’t currently have the right tools to support their patients. The use of specialty drugs in the U.S. Determining prior authorisation and eligibility.

Pharmacy 111

Pharmacy Drugs FDA Approval Marketing 111

Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As many of you know, hospitals and health systems have emerged as significant participants in the specialty pharmacy industry. A new American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP) survey provides fresh insights into these specialty pharmacies. Below, I review key findings on the economics and operations of these specialty pharmacies.

Pharmacy 96

Pharmacy Drugs Manufacturing Marketing 96

Drug Channels

MARCH 1, 2022

Our exclusive analysis of these numbers finds that for 2022, an astounding 99% of seniors are enrolled in the wonderland of PDPs with preferred pharmacy networks. Below, we use the new enrollment data to examine the major pharmacy chains’ position within the 27 major Part D plans that have preferred networks. DOWN THE DATA RABBIT HOLE.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs Branding 98

XTalks

JULY 24, 2024

Amazon Pharmacy launched a pair of TV spots last month to showcase the ease of its drug delivery service for consumers. One of the ads is titled “Mom,” in which a man is seen waiting in a long line at a pharmacy to pick up his mom’s medication because she didn’t listen to him when he told her to send her prescription to Amazon Pharmacy.

Pharmacy 78

Pharmacy Drug Delivery Drugs Insulin 78

Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 25, 2022

Despite this, specialty generics are expected to be the domain of a handful of companies with the necessary manufacturing capabilities and legal backing needed for entering the market. As more competitors enter the market, the price of a treatment goes down, explains Stanford University professor of medicine Dr. Kevin Schulman.

Drugs 298

Drugs Manufacturing Production Marketing 298

World of DTC Marketing

JULY 26, 2022

billion acquisition of One Medical, a primary care provider with 188 offices in 25 markets nationwide but are they making a strategic move or a mistake? I prefer a face-to-face appointment where I can effectively diagnose a patient based on what I see” 5ive: Will Amazon use my data to market to me? 4our: Can HCPs trust patients?

Doctors 283

Doctors Doctor Pharmacy Marketing 283

Drug Channels

MARCH 27, 2023

This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for this Friday’s live video webinar: Discount Cards, Cost-Plus Pharmacies, and PBMs: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook. The rise of discount card pricing within pharmacy benefit plans is a positive development. Links below. d/b/a Drug Channels Institute.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Drugs Marketing Generic Drugs 98

Antidote

JULY 8, 2022

When you head to the pharmacy to pick up medicine, you likely aren’t thinking about all the steps it had to take to get into your hands — but did you know that on average, it takes about ten years for a new medication to make it to market ?

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Development Clinical Trials Clinical Trials 98

Drug Channels

MARCH 7, 2023

Fein, CEO of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , invites you to join him for a new video webinar: Discount Cards, Cost-Plus Pharmacies, and PBMs: Trends, Controversies, and Outlook This event will be broadcast live on Friday, March 31, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Drugs Marketing Generic Drugs 98

Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In Medicare Part D in 2024: The Seven Largest Companies' Preferred Pharmacy Networks and the Coming Collapse of the PDP Market , I documented how those networks now dominate stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) and have become a major presence in Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Drugs Marketing 98

Drug Channels

JANUARY 23, 2024

In a previous article , I highlighted the largest pharmacy chains that will participate in the 2024 Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDP). Plans from Aetna, Humana, WellCare, and UnitedHealthcare will not have any independent pharmacies participating via PSAOs as preferred pharmacies. Look out below!

Pharmacy 70

Pharmacy Drugs Marketing 70

Drug Channels

APRIL 5, 2022

The highly-consolidated PBM market notched another year of increased concentration. Consider Drug Channels Institute's latest estimates of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) market share, shown in the chart below. Significant business relationships among the largest companies continue to shift market share.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs Development 98

pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

CVS Health and Walgreens have become the first two US pharmacy chains to agree a settlement worth nearly $10 billion to answer allegations they played a role in the opioid epidemic that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. ” The post Pharmacy chains agree $10bn settlement in opioid litigation appeared first on.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Manufacturing Medicine Sales 98

Drug Channels

MAY 24, 2022

As the market for patient-paid prescriptions has expanded, disputes about the appropriate split of these spreads will pressure pharmacy-PBM relationships and drive change in the discount card business model. As I explain below, the unnamed chain appears to be Kroger— the sixth-largest U.S.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Drugs Marketing 98

Drug Channels

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The rise of discount card pricing within pharmacy benefit plans is a positive development. Patients get access to market prices that can be lower than their PBM’s contracted rate. Links below. All out-of-pocket spending with a discount card counts toward a patient's deductibles, and all prescription activity gets captured.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Drugs Marketing Generic Drugs 98

Drug Channels

JULY 11, 2023

Looks like pharmacy and PBM profiteering within the 340B Drug Pricing Program will never go out of style. Drug Channels Institute’s (DCI) latest analysis reveals that more than 33,000 pharmacy locations —more than half of the entire U.S. Read on for my latest effort to pierce these little webs of 340B opacity.

Pharmacy 74

Pharmacy Marketing Manufacturing Drugs 74

Drug Channels

JULY 25, 2022

The highly-consolidated PBM market notched another year of increased concentration. Consider Drug Channels Institute's latest estimates of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) market share, shown in the chart below. Significant business relationships among the largest companies continue to shift market share.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Marketing Drugs 98

Drug Channels

JULY 11, 2022

Informa Connect's Hub and Specialty Pharmacy Models West. September 14-15, 2022 Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina | San Diego, CA www.informaconnect.com/hub-specialty-pharmacy-west. Delivered as a Hybrid Event. Drug Channels readers will save 10% off the current registration rate when they use code 22DC10 *.

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Dermatology Manufacturing Drugs 98

Drug Channels

APRIL 26, 2022

In this issue: Green Monster : The 340B market hits new highs in 2021 Not-Free Agents : Big 340B profits for CVS, Walgreens, Express Scripts, et al Batter Up : Fixing the insulin market Pinch Hitters : Walgreens bets on robots Plus, Dr. Glaucomflecken helps UnitedHealthcare celebrate Doctors’ Day! Hope to see you there!

Pharmacy 98

Pharmacy Insulin Doctors Doctor 98