Drug Topics October 27, 2024
The digest was released at the NCPA 2024 Annual Convention and Expo.
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) has released the 2024 NCPA Digest, providing the organization’s annual overview of independent community pharmacy. Data from this year’s digest show that independent pharmacies “represent 35% of all retail pharmacies in the United States,” per an NCPA news release.
“The NCPA Digest serves as an annual barometer for independent pharmacy, and this year’s is showing an ominous amount of pressure in the industry,” said NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA. “With independent pharmacies closing at the rate of more than 1 each day since last year, the report lays bare the ramifications of low and negative reimbursements for GLP-1s and other...