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Pharmacy benefit managers overcharged for specialty generic medications — in many cases by hundreds and thousands of percent ...

Hundreds of Kansas pharmacies are working to make their message clear: They need pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms.

Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company has rapidly expanded over the past year. It offers over 6,000 medicines and provides ...

Pfizer and Merck, ostensibly beleaguered drugmakers, have seen their shares battered despite reporting strong earnings.

Pharmacy benefit managers are the middlemen in the prescription drug market. The Federal Trade Commission reports the revenue of four PBMs exceeds $1 trillion and they control 86% of the market.

Doug Hynek is the owner of D.C. Drug in Troy, Kansas, he along with about 400 pharmacy professionals are headed to Topeka on ...

"This is what happened to Cole." With the lawsuit, the grieving family is looking to draw attention to the alleged inequity promoted by these drug middlemen. "It’s just this unknown creature out ...

The drug middlemen have been under fire from some Washington lawmakers and regulators who say that PBMs elevate drug costs.

In 2021, the FDA approved a new insulin drug, Semglee, that was interchangeable with a brand-name insulin called Lantus. Lantus cost $292 for a 30-day supply. Drugmaker Viatris launched two versions ...

"This is what happened to Cole." With the lawsuit, the grieving family is looking to draw attention to the alleged inequity promoted by these drug middlemen. "It’s just this unknown creature out there ...