Pharmacies

Drug shortages continue as Florida health care experts navigate what some expect to be the new normal of pharmacy.

The bill is ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who during his annual State of the State address in March called for making PBM changes.

The Senate Health Policy Committee approved the bill, while the House Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee is slated to take up its version on Tuesday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to add controls on so-called middlemen in prescription transactions. Independent pharmacy owners have complained that PBMs have taken control of the financial market in the business.

Some pharmacies were small, independent operations that decided not to participate next year because of the lowered reimbursements. But they were surprised by an early dismissal, and patients with specialized needs could face difficulties in the transition.

Small pharmacies have long complained about benefit managers, which represent health insurers in negotiations with drug companies and pharmacies

Rural pharmacies across the country are struggling to keep doors open. Reasons include insurance company practices, online sellers and COVID.

More than 100 bills have been introduced in 42 states this year to regulate these companies, which serve as conduits for drug manufacturers, health insurers and pharmacies.

Pharmacists and physicians have wrangled about which conditions pharmacists should be able to treat.

A push to expand the role Florida pharmacists play in delivering health care - deemed a growing necessity due to the coronavirus pandemic - is running...

The company released a statement defending its pharmacist's right to decline to fill a prescription on ethical grounds. The state pharmacy board plans to investigate whether Arizona law was followed.

An online pharmacy that bills itself as Canada's largest is expected to be fined $34 million Friday for importing counterfeit cancer drugs and other...