The Pharmacy section follows the pharmacy industry with a particular eye on independent community pharmacies — and it matters to anyone who fills a prescription.

Why independents are the story Independent pharmacies sit at the sharp end of the industry's economics. Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — the intermediaries that administer drug benefits for insurers — negotiate the reimbursements pharmacies receive, and those rates, along with fees applied after the sale, are widely reported as the central pressure on independent pharmacy survival. Policy fights over PBM transparency are a running national story.

What lands here Wire coverage from the National Community Pharmacists Association, industry analysts, and the trade press, updated hourly — plus the Pharmacy Daily, an AI-assembled morning briefing (clearly labeled) built only from what the wire reported.

The honest disclaimer This section covers an industry; it is not medical advice. For anything about your own medications, talk to your pharmacist or doctor.