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Q&A: Retail, Independent Pharmacies Continue to Call for Improved Reimbursement Practices

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Rick Gates, chief pharmacy officer at Walgreens and chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, discussed the current status of retail pharmacies and the way they are reimbursed.

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Q&A: Douglas Hoey on How Rite Aid’s Closure Will Impact Independent Pharmacies

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Douglas Hoey, CEO of NCPA, discusses what independent pharmacies can do to handle an influx of patients and what the chains situation means for the pharmacy landscape.

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Independent Pharmacies Face Mounting Challenges in Modern Health Care Landscape | McKesson ideaShare

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Crystal Lennartz, president of Health Mart & Health Mart Atlas at McKesson, discusses challenges that independent pharmacies are facing in today's health care landscape.

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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Affiliate Pharmacy Network Aims to Support Independent Pharmacies

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A conversation with Erin Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD, DASPL, chief of pharmacy relations, network and privacy, at Cost Plus Drugs.

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Direct-to-Consumer Pharmacies: Why Skipping the Counter Puts Patients at Risk

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Direct-to-consumer drug sales may undermine patient care and threaten independent pharmacies by reducing access to personalized, comprehensive medication management.

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Expanding Revenue Streams in Independent Pharmacy: Strategies for Today and the Future

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Tara Pfund, PharmD, chief strategy officer with the Cascadia Pharmacy Group, discusses a variety of ways community pharmacists can expand services and support clinical reimbursement.

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Q&A: How Innovation is at the Heart of this Independent Pharmacy’s Growth

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Amina Abubakar, PharmD, AAHIVP, joined Drug Topics to discuss her career journey as an independent pharmacy owner and the ways in which she’s been able to grow her business.