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As patient expectations continue to evolve, brick-and-mortar pharmacy’s path forward lies in combining trusted, face-to-face care with the efficiency and convenience patients increasingly value.

Copeland's Dickson buy adds cloud-native monitoring as the pharma cold chain moves toward continuous visibility to meet rising regulatory demands.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, Vicapsys merges with Stateline, Veritiv targets GLP-1 shipping, Section 232 tariffs widen and HRSA's 340B rebate pilot deadline arrives.

Episode 3 of Supply Chain Signal examines the Aug. 31 MFN agreements with nine mid-size manufacturers, the GENEROUS Medicaid model and whether pricing, trade and manufacturing policy now add up to a new pharma operating model.

Cencora's Ameer Ali on the operational lift behind the 12-digit NDC shift, the readiness gap across manufacturers and what's at stake for product flow if systems aren't ready in time.

Temperature excursions cost pharma an estimated $35 billion a year as biologics, GLP-1s and cell and gene therapies raise cold chain stakes.

Valerie Bandy of Tecsys on where 340B rebate mechanics threaten pharmacy purchasing, and how stakeholders can prevent disruption.

CMS says 40 states and Puerto Rico have signed on to the GENEROUS Model, which applies MFN pricing to Medicaid drugs through state-invoiced rebates.

Informa's invitation-only Leadership Summit returns to CPHI Milan Oct. 6 as executives weigh sourcing, medicine security and reshoring pressure.

The White House said Medicaid programs in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico now receive MFN prices, with nearly $65 billion in savings over a decade.

Rebate delays could force 340B hospitals to pay upfront and wait months for credit, distorting drug spend on the books. Valerie Bandy, PharmD, of Tecsys explains the fallout.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, Arkansas independent pharmacies bring an underpayment suit against Express Scripts, Novo Nordisk taps Anthropic for AI-driven drug discovery, and Sanofi, UCB and Opella join AstraZeneca on a supply chain heat decarbonization program.

DSCSA data exchange has matured into daily operations, but the coming NDC-12 shift and a national licensure standard add new work streams before old ones are fully settled.

Liberty Dewey of Cardinal Health breaks down the NDC-12 transition timeline, the four work streams driving it and why the biggest risk sits in trading partner handoffs.

Go behind the scenes of LogiPharma USA 2026 with program director Charleen Ring and McKesson's Chris Van Norman in this Pharma Pulse special.

An FTC settlement moved one PBM aggregator onshore, but manufacturers still lack contract-level clarity on what affiliated fees actually buy.

Simvera PSP applies queueing science so manufacturers can test the cost and patient impact of hub staffing decisions before locking them in.

Gregg Gorniak explains how AI, RFID and serialized data are helping trading partners move DSCSA compliance from a regulatory checkbox to a source of shared operational value.

As HRSA's 340B Rebate Model Pilot moves toward its effective date, Valerie Bandy, PharmD, of Tecsys explains what drug-by-drug rebate tracking really demands from hospital and health system pharmacies.

Pharma pricing shifts beyond PBM rebates as Medicare and cash channels reshape launches, WAC cuts and access strategies.

In the final installment of his interview with Pharmaceutical Commerce, Cencora's Ameer Ali outlines how supply chain stakeholders should prepare systems, processes and trading partners for the shift to NDC-12.

In the final installment of his interview with Pharmaceutical Commerce, Cencora's Gregg Gorniak looks back at DSCSA's five-year evolution and where serialized data is creating value beyond compliance.

Authenticx CEO Amy Brown on why patient support AI needs continuous oversight, not just adoption.

HDA's Kala Shankle unpacks the biggest open question on preemption and offers a two-step playbook for wholesalers and 3PLs preparing for national licensure.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, DHL breaks ground on a new cold chain hub at Singapore's Changi Airport, a new report finds pharma's commercial model in the middle of a fundamental reset, and the FDA grants accelerated approval to sevabertinib.

Twenty-six manufacturers now hold most-favored-nation agreements, and the commitments attached to the pricing terms may matter more than the prices themselves.

Cardinal Health's Liberty Dewey outlines the four parallel work streams driving the NDC-12 transition, and why the biggest risk sits in trading partner handoffs rather than any single system.

Joe Reynolds, Head of User Experience Services at Noble, breaks down what it really takes for pharmaceutical companies to move therapy from the clinic into the patient's home.