For years, PBMs embedded infamous “gag clauses” directly into pharmacy contracts. Pharmacists were forced to dodge patient questions about cost and anyone who talked openly with patients about pricing options risked losing their contract altogether with PBMs. For pharmacists, it felt like navigating a minefield. The stakes were high and to survive, it was best…
If you’re running an independent pharmacy, you’re already juggling more than any one person should have to. You’re filling prescriptions and managing your team while navigating PBM contracts and trying to keep the lights on. The big chains have entire departments dedicated to pricing strategy. You have whatever time is left at the end of…
Lina Carter, Implementation Specialist for Western Drug & General Store, wasn’t looking to fix something that was obviously broken. The pharmacy had a cash pricing program in place. Claims were being processed. Business was moving. But when she encountered GoMango Meds at the DiversifyRx Conference in March 2025, something in our approach caught her attention….
“Like many pharmacy owners, I struggled to price our cash prescriptions consistently while maximizing profit—especially generics across multiple NDCs. About four months ago, GoMango analyzed our dispensing data and implemented new cash pricing with little to no effort on our part. Since then, our cash pricing has been consistent and more profitable, increasing margins by…
(What Nobody Else is Willing to Admit) Are the big name cash discount cards (you know the ones) selling your pharmacy data or using it for purposes that you have not approved? This is the question everyone’s asking in pharmacy right now. There’s no way to know for sure—and that’s the problem. What Everyone’s Whispering…
Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now. It’s in your phone, your email, probably even your refrigerator. And increasingly, it’s being pitched as the solution to independent pharmacy pricing. But here’s what nobody’s telling you: most AI-powered pharmacy pricing tools are setting you up to fail. Not because AI itself is bad. But because when it…