The times they are a changing at a pharmacy that once claimed Where America Shops

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Walgreens Seals $10 Billion Take-Private Deal With Sycamore https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/walgreens-seals-10-billion-take-private-deal-with-sycamore/ar-AA1ApjdU Walgreens’s almost centurylong run as a public company is coming to an end. The embattled drugstore chain has struck a deal to be taken private by Sycamore Partners in one of the biggest leveraged buyouts in recent memory. Sycamore has agreed to pay $11.45 a share […]

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Alarm Bells are Ringing: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Will Fail Without Changes

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Our next “health crisis” may be on the horizon. CMS is trying to save $$ on our national “medication cost”, which is admirable, but their apparent solution may cause a massive creation of “pharmacy desserts”.  When we opened our independent pharmacy in 1976, about 45,000 pharmacies – abt 80% were independent pharmacies.  I don’t remember […]

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Anti-Obesity Medicines Are Not All Created Equally

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Anti-Obesity Medicines Are Not All Created Equally https://thetimesweekly.com/2025/03/anti-obesity-medicines-are-not-all-created-equally/ The new FDA-approved weight loss medicines have changed the game for people with obesity, offering millions of people a chance to transform their health, prevent disease, and live longer lives. But as demand for these treatments soars, an illegal industry is growing alongside it. Criminal networks, counterfeiters, […]

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