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The Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2025: PBM-Affiliated Pharmacies Dominate While Health Systems and Independents Gain G...

By Adam J. Fein, Ph.D.Drug Channels Institute’s (DCI’s) latest analysis reveals that PBM-affiliated specialty pharmacies continue to dominate the dispensing of specialty drugs....

Protecting Gross-to-Net Performance Through Single-Channel Ecosystems

Today’s guest post comes from Peter Darch, SVP of Strategy and Operations at PHIL Inc. Peter explains that growing pressure on drug pricing is exposing structural inefficiencies i...

Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation: DCI’s Exclusive Analysis Reveals a Market at an Inflection Point

The Drug Channels Institute (DCI) team attended Asembia’s AXS26 Summit last week. Once again, the specialty pharmacy market delivered a classic paradox: a sprawling, fragmented lan...

Medspas on Alert: The FDA Says You’re a Dispenser Too

Key Takeaways - Medspas and other entities operating in the aesthetic space that dispense or administer prescription drugs should assess whether they have obligations as dispensers...

The Top 15 Specialty Pharmacies of 2025: PBM-Affiliated Pharmacies Dominate While Health Systems and Independents Gain G...

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Drugs, Discounts and Data: Crafting Sustainability in an Imperfect System

Today’s guest post comes from Angie Franks, Chief Executive Officer at Kalderos. As Angie explains, the industry still lacks the transparency needed to effectively manage where d...

Medspas on Alert: The FDA Says You’re a Dispenser Too

Key Takeaways Medspas and other entities operating in the aesthetic space that dispense or administer prescription drugs should assess whether they have obligations as dispensers...

AI‐Enabled Telehealth Access Through Independent Pharmacies

Independent Pharmacy Cooperative and Doctronic unite to power pharmacy-led, AI-enabled telehealth-expanding access, improving continuity of care, and keeping pharmacists at the cen...

M&A: D2 Solutions Acquires ProModRx to Streamline Patient Journeys

What You Should Know The Acquisition: D2 Solutions, a healthcare consulting and technology company focused on market access, has officially acquired ProModRx, a cloud-based technol...

Mapping the Vertical Integration of Insurers, PBMs, GPOs, Specialty Pharmacies, and Healthcare Services: DCI’s 2026 Upda...

It's time for Drug Channels Institute’s (DCI) annual update of vertical integration among insurers, PBMs, specialty pharmacies, and healthcare services within U.S. drug channels. A...

Photon, maker of modern prescription infrastructure, nabs $16M to scale

The lack of visibility into price and convenience in today's prescribing ecosystem leads to unnecessary transfers, unanswered phone calls and abandoned fills, Photon executives say...

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Case Study: How Fast4shop reshapes the pharmacy visit

Behind the scenes, Fast4shop delivers real-time, unit-level inventory and expiry-date visibility, helping pharmacies protect margins and keep essential products available. For cust...

Why Dealer Networks Are Becoming Strategic Supply Chain Assets

Dealer ecosystems are evolving from downstream distribution channels into critical operational infrastructure supporting uptime, responsiveness, and distributed execution. Dealer n...

Drug Channels News Roundup, Mid-April 2026: Vertical Integration & MLR Games, Copay Maximizers, Hospital Price Chaos...

I’m pleased to introduce a new recurring feature from Bryce Platt, DCI’s new Director. Each month, Bryce will highlight some of his most notable LinkedIn posts—for those of you who...

Beyond Formulary Access: Building a Scalable Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Commercial Platform for Direct-to-Consumer and...

Today’s guest post comes from Laura Jensen, Chief Commercial Officer and President, Pharma Direct at GoodRx. Laura suggests that manufacturers must move beyond payer-centric model...

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Drug Channels News Roundup, April 2026: PBM Specialty Pharmacy Steering, MLR Profit Shifting, Hospitals’ Fake Prices, an...

Spring has officially arrived at Drug Channels' worldwide headquarters in beautiful downtown Philadelphia. (Photo proof at right.) So, dive into this month’s curated crop of notewo...

Drug Channels News Roundup, Mid-May 2026: Flawed Launch Price Math, Rising Pharmacy Closures, Hospital Pay Realities, 34...

By Bryce Platt, PharmD The onslaught of pharmacy-related news doesn’t end. It may even be increasing in volume due to AI. But don’t worry—I’ve gathered some high-impact inf...

The Big Three PBMs’ 2026 Formulary Exclusions: MFP, Private Label Biosimilars, and Direct-to-Patient Threats for PBMs (r...

This week, we're rerunning some popular posts while we prepare for Friday’s live video webinar: PBM Industry Update 2026: Trends, Challenges, and What’s Ahead. Click here to see...

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Warehouse-style pharmacies pressure neighborhood drugstores

At the first-floor entrance of the new wing of Yongsan Etland, one of Korea’s largest electronics marketplaces, stands Medikingdom Pharmacy, a warehouse-style pharmacy that opened...

GPOPlus+ Launches First National Ad Campaign to Expand DSD Network

Building on a 6x increase in revenue over the past three years, GPOPlus+ is now targeting the 5 to 35 store chain segment and advancing its data-driven growth strategy at the NACS...

PBM Shakeout: How Vertical Integration Is Reshaping What’s Next (VIDEO)

PBM Shakeout: How Vertical Integration Is Reshaping What’s Next (VIDEO) Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 05/20/2026 - 08:35 pharmagather item url PBM Shakeout...