(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…
An estimated 20 million Americans are set to either lose or leave traditional insurance coverage due to recent healthcare policy changes. It’s a tidal wave that’s about to hit every pharmacy counter across the country. Why is this especially important for independent pharmacies? For years, cash prescriptions represented just 5-10% of most independent pharmacy businesses….
Open up any prescription price comparison tool and you’ll see it: for any given medication, there’s at least one pharmacy pricing below cost. Search for a common generic and you’ll find prices that don’t make financial sense if you’re actually trying to run a profitable pharmacy operation. CVS, Walgreens, Walmart—they’re driving prices down to levels…
The deck is stacked against independent pharmacy, and every pricing decision feels like choosing between keeping patients happy and keeping the lights on. If you’re reading this between filling prescriptions, managing staff, and fighting with PBMs, you already know the impossible balance. You became a pharmacist to help people, not to become a pricing strategist….