Drug Topics October 27, 2024
PBM reform legislation has progressed further in Congress than ever before.
Cole Schmidtknect was only 22 years old when he died.
In January, Cole—who had been diagnosed with severe asthma at age 1—went to the pharmacy to pick up the inhaler he used to manage his condition. There, he learned that his inhaler was no longer covered by his insurance; there was no alternative, and no generic option.
Five days later, Cole had a severe asthma attack. He went into cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital, spent 6 days in the intensive care unit, and died on January 21, 2024.
At the 2024 National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Annual Convention and Expo,1 Cole’s father Bil Schmidtknect shared his...
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