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America is Losing Its Pharmacies
Here is the full picture. Walgreens' 100 closures this year are part of a plan to shut roughly 1,200 stores over three years. Rite Aid, once the third-largest chain in the country, went bankrupt twice, closed its final stores in October 2025, and no longer exists as a physical pharmacy at all, roughly 1,250 locations gone. CVS closed about 900 between 2022 and 2024, then another 270 after that. Add it up and America has lost somewhere north of 2,000 net pharmacy locations in
America is Losing Its Pharmacies
Here is the full picture. Walgreens' 100 closures this year are part of a plan to shut roughly 1,200 stores over three years. Rite Aid, once the third-largest chain in the country, went bankrupt twice, closed its final stores in October 2025, and no longer exists as a physical pharmacy at all, roughly 1,250 locations gone. CVS closed about 900 between 2022 and 2024, then another 270 after that. Add it up and America has lost somewhere north of 2,000 net pharmacy locations in
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Drug Prices Dropped! Your Copay Didn't...
Drug prices just did something they have not done since 1963. They fell. The steepest annual drop in over sixty years, down 3.1%, with prices falling in five of the last six months. The last time medication got this much cheaper, gas was about thirty cents a gallon and nobody had told you about cholesterol yet.
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They Picked Your Medicine. You Just Pay.
The insurance companies and their PBMs sat down and decided which biosimilars they would cover. And guess which ones they picked. They picked their own white-label products. Express Scripts, CVS Caremark, and OptumRx excluded nearly all the non-house-brand biosimilars from their 2025 formularies.
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I Took the PBM Lobby's IQ Quiz!
The PBM lobby made an online "IQ quiz" to teach the public how helpful pharmacy benefit managers really are. So I took it. I failed. Proudly.
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Compounded Tirzepatide & Semaglutide with Glycine: What You Need to Know in 2026
If you're exploring compounded GLP-1 weight loss injections, you may have noticed a shift in how compounding pharmacies formulate tirzepatide and semaglutide. At Forest Park Pharmacy in Fort Worth, Texas, we now offer both compounded tirzepatide with glycine and compounded semaglutide with glycine — formulated at a compounding pharmacy and available for shipping to Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, Idaho, and New Mexico. Why Glycine? Understanding the Formulation Glyci
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Affordable Access to Ivermectin: Your Guide to Getting It in Texas
Can't find ivermectin at your local pharmacy? Forest Park Pharmacy in Fort Worth stocks it, dispenses it without a prescription, and ships anywhere in Texas.
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What Is a Compounding Pharmacy? Custom Medications Explained
What is a compounding pharmacy, and how is it different from a regular pharmacy? Learn what Forest Park Pharmacy in Fort Worth compounds — from weight loss injections to hormone therapy — and why cash-pay patients save more.
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NAD+ What is It and Why Does It Matter?
NAD+ What is it and Why Does it Matter
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Clinical Trial Results Reveal Difference in Efficacy of Novo and Lily Weight Loss Medications
Clinical Trial Results Reveal Difference in Efficacy of Novo and Lily Weight Loss Medications
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Choosing the Best Cough Medicine for Your Needs
Here's a guide to help you navigate through the choices and find the cough medicine that's right for you
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The Debanking Dilemma: The Impact on Independent Pharmacies
While the intent to protect public health is clear, the execution must be refined to avoid collateral damage to independent pharmacies.
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Finasteride and Minoxidil: A Powerful Duo for Hair Loss
Compounded finasteride and minoxidil solution—a combination that targets hair loss at its root (literally and figuratively).
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3 Uncomfortable Facts about Prescriptions in the US
Blame is often placed on the price of drugs themselves, there are hidden factors driving up costs that many patients aren’t aware of.
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Support for Independents or Another PBM Cost Driver? Examining OptumRx’s New Add-on
OptumRx, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers, introduced initiatives aimed at creating an "independent Pharmacy Network"
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A Comprehensive Women's Multivitamin
A Women's Multivitamin, specifically formulated to support women's health with a blend of essential vitamins, minerals, and plant extracts.
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A New Legal Target in the Opioid Epidemic: Michigan's Case Against PBMs
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recently filed a lawsuit against OptumRX and Express Scripts
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How the U.S. Became a Leader in Low-Cost Generics—and Why You’re Still Paying Too Much
Between 2010 and 2022, the number of generic manufacturers in the U.S. jumped by 74%, reflecting a growing competitive environment.
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The Hidden Cost of Using Insurance: How PBMs Profit from Your Prescriptions
The middlemen of our healthcare system are siphoning off huge profits at the expense of local pharmacies, patients, and even employers.
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CVS CEO Steps Down - Can Their PBM Chief Solve The Problems
CVS stock is down 19% for the year, and another 5% today alone following the announcement of the new CEO
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Why Walgreens is Closing Another 1200 Stores and What it Means for You
As a pharmacy owner, I can tell you exactly why this keeps happening specifically to Walgreens.
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