Collectively we are in the process of 10,000+ pharmacies have or will be closing. Many of the major mail-order pharmacies are owned by the same major insurance/pbm companies, and they will be pushing and creating financial incentives for people to use them currently, they are pushing back on state pharmacy boards that are trying to create requirements that mail order prescriptions be properly shipped and protecting against ambient temperatures that can/may harm medications in shipment. If/when all these pharmacies close their doors, one can just imagine all the long lines and wait times for pts to get their medications, as well as how far the pt is going to travel to get their Rxs filled. Back in the day, most people patronized a particular pharmacy, the pharmacy was within 2 miles of their home or where they worked.
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Yeah. I just have to sit here and shake my head.