How policymakers are seeking to contain drug spending

With HRSA's approval window now closed, attention turns to whether health system pharmacies can reconcile rebates at scale before the pilot's Jan. 1 start.

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.