Digital Pharmacist

JANUARY 26, 2023

❌ RxPass is not Available Nationwide RxPass is currently only in 42 states and Washington, D.C. ❌ RxPass Doesn’t Provide Personal Interactions One of the major disadvantages of Amazon Pharmacy and other online pharmacies is the lack of personal care and connection one receives at an independent pharmacy.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 21, 2024

The good news is that those prices can vary based on factors like insurance coverage and the reason for taking it. Without insurance coverage, an Ozempic pen can cost $1,322.61 What about insurance? The most common way to save money on any prescription drug is by using health insurance, which can drastically drop the price.

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Digital Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Medicare Open Enrollment period for 2024 is quickly approaching – this is a critical time for both your patients and your pharmacy. This leaves very little time before patients need to re-evaluate their insurance. Every year, the enrollment period runs from October 15 to December 7.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 7, 2024

The truth is that its prices can vary depending on a lot of factors, including insurance coverage. Without insurance , Ozempic costs vary but average about $1,300 per pen (a month’s supply) depending on the dosage , where you live, and which pharmacy you use. How much does Ozempic cost? Does Medicare cover Ozempic?

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Digital Pharmacist

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Medicare Open Enrollment period for 2023 is quickly approaching – this is a critical time for both your patients and your pharmacy. This leaves very little time before patients need to re-evaluate their insurance. . Below are a few tips on how your pharmacy can prepare for the upcoming enrollment period.

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DiversifyRx

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As the new quarter begins, it’s time to reflect on your pharmacy’s performance in the previous quarter. Were your plans and ideas overshadowed by the daily grind of managing your independent pharmacy? Many pharmacy owners find themselves dissatisfied with their progress in the last quarter.

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DiversifyRx

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Understanding and managing this metric is crucial for making informed decisions, optimizing profitability, and maintaining the quality of pharmacy services. Let’s review the Gross Profit Margin for pharmacy owners and how it impacts your independent pharmacy. What should a pharmacy’s gross profit margin be?

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DiversifyRx

AUGUST 25, 2022

Hospice services need independent pharmacies to properly care for patients. The StreamCare advantage eliminates greedy PBMs from work comp claims and allows you to bill the insurance carrier directly. There were three main areas she covered: 1) Get quick wins – get quick results and start winning with your changes.

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DiversifyRx

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Non-PBM revenue can sometimes still have a middleman – a doctor’s office, an employer, or an insurer, as examples. This is a critical pillar to growing your pharmacy profitably. Low pharmacy profitability, shady audits, bad cash flow, negative reimbursements, and many other issues are brought on by PBMs.

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Digital Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

They have simple search engines on their site that allow easy access to checking prices with and without insurance. Many customers are already familiar with Amazon and trust the brand but on the other hand, Amazon Pharmacy does lack the personal touch and in-person interactions that independent pharmacies can provide.

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DiversifyRx

JULY 27, 2022

Whether you focus on dispensing prescriptions, selling supplements, or fixing hormones, you need pharmacy patients. . Over the years, I have perfected many tactics that work well for independent pharmacies as we want our patients to come to us, IRL (in real life!). I am a huge fan of guerilla-style marketing.

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DiversifyRx

JUNE 9, 2023

Wow your patients with these 10 ideas and ensure your independent pharmacy stays top of mind. Provide a welcome packet or brochure introducing your pharmacy’s services, values, and mission. Include information on insurance acceptance, prescription transfer process, and special programs or services you offer.

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DiversifyRx

OCTOBER 27, 2022

When I talk to pharmacies, I often tell them that working capital, your cash flow, is the money you need to pay your wholesaler before you get paid from insurance. There are many reasons why a pharmacy might be low on working capital. I almost grew myself out of business several times in my first pharmacy.

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DiversifyRx

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Here are some examples of great external reasons to visit a prescriber’s office: A new employee at the pharmacy. Insurance issues. Learn more about leveraging a drug take-back program to boost your pharmacy. . Just One Part Of Your Pharmacy Marketing Plan. You started a new service. Industry changes.

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Omnicell

JANUARY 10, 2023

This means that all six companies, for the foreseeable future, will be able to continue restricting 340B pricing to covered entities that partner with specialty, retail, and independent pharmacies to dispense medicine.

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STAT

JUNE 13, 2023

Some want to make PBMs pass all rebates they negotiate to insurers. Others want to block so-called spread pricing, in which PBMs charge insurance plans far more for a drug than PBMs pay pharmacies to dispense. Some want PBMs to disclose more information about their business practices.

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DiversifyRx

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Many pharmacy owners are desperate to increase non-PBM revenue for their independent pharmacy. Breaking free from the PBMs allows pharmacy owners to be in more control of income, their services, and their patients’ health. We prefer a more synergistic, local approach—partnering with local independent pharmacies.

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Digital Pharmacist

JANUARY 4, 2024

This initiative will shift how CVS retail pharmacies are compensated by eventually requiring all payers and PBMs contracted with CVS retail pharmacies to reimburse the pharmacy chain accordingly. How will CVS’s CostVantage impact the industry? However, according to Adam J. Fein, Ph.D.,

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The Physician Pharmacist

OCTOBER 5, 2023

And Nathan, I wish I had a really profound story in the pharmacy, you know, many, many individuals do in terms of a healthcare situation that may be impacted them or their families that motivated their interest in in health care, really, for me, it was, you know, I was 18 years old, and I loved science and math. And I said, No, I have not.

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STAT

JULY 13, 2023

Americans without health insurance pay an average of $98 for Eli Lilly’s generic insulin despite the company’s May 1 pledge to cut its list price to $25 per vial , Reuters writes, citing to a survey of more than 300 U.S. pharmacies by U.S. Elizabeth Warren’s office released on Thursday.

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The Physician Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

I've been picking up shifts, occasionally at a friend's independent pharmacy. And over the summer, I'm hoping to maybe find another job and or just increase the hours that I work at their pharmacy. But not only that, it's just understanding the workflow of a pharmacy and even how insurances work. Over the summer.

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