Stakeholders pushing for pharmacy DIR reform

June 16, 2021 by MMR DIR fee, FMI - The Food Industry Association, The American Pharmacists Association, The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy, The National Community Pharmacists Association, The National Grocers Association Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Hundreds of organizations representing community pharmacies, grocery store pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, chain pharmacies, patient groups, buying groups, health systems, wholesalers, and business groups are making an all-out push for legislation that would stop the abuse of pharmacy price concessions charged by third-party middlemen, which have increased 91,500% in recent years. The Pharmacy