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• Let’s talk about that Lilly announcement

  There’s been plenty of coverage of Eli Lilly’s announcement this week that it will sell vials of Zepbound directly to consumers at a discount. But the company seems to have left out a few important caveats. read more →

• Our response to the op-ed in The Hill

  The Hill published an editorial by Dr. Kenneth McCall titled “Fake, unsafe weight-loss drugs are a worsening public health dilemma” in which he makes unfounded claims about pharmacy compounding. Here’s the response from our CEO. read more →

• The shortage ends … then what? (Find out at CCH) 

  We’ve added a new session to the Compounders on Capitol Hill lineup. Don’t miss the discussion of what’s on many a compounder’s (and regulators’ … and reporters’...) mind. read more →

• A new bronze corporate patron

  A big welcome to Ro, APC’s newest tier-level corporate patron! read more →

• Education (and CE) from USP

  For the fourth year in a row, USP will be holding a hybrid live/virtual workshop dedicated to improving the quality of compounding. read more →

• Compounding post-Chevron

  At least three issues affecting pharmacy compounding might be affected by the overturning of the decades-old “Chevron doctrine.” read more →

• 503B sourcing: our state-by-state analysis

  Do you work for one of APC’s PFMs? If you’re with a Pharmacy/Facility Member, you’ve got access to a new resource. read more →

• What we’ll be talking about at CCH

  When we get together on Capitol Hill to meet with legislators and their staffs, as much as we’d like to talk about a half-dozen issues (easily!), we’re going to be focusing on the three most important.  read more →

More News

On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission released a scathing, two-years-in-the-making report about PBMs — a report that concluded, “This vertically integrated and concentrated market structure has allowed PBMs to profit at the expense of patients and independent pharmacists.”

Then on Wednesday, the agency followed up, saying it’s going to sue the biggest PBMs(Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx) over their tactics for negotiating prices for drugs including insulin. In case you missed it, that report didn’t pull punches:

“[PBMs’ power] can have dire consequences, with nearly 30 percent of Americans surveyed reporting rationing or even skipping doses of their prescribed medicines due to high costs.”

The interim report also finds that PBMs hold substantial influence over independent pharmacies by imposing unfair, arbitrary, and harmful contractual terms that can impact independent pharmacies’ ability to stay in business and serve their communities.

The lawsuit news was breaking at press time, so there isn’t much detail yet. Still, the spectre of the suit is good news in itself.