Forbes March 3, 2025
The fast-growing specialty pharmacy business may be the most attractive part of Walgreens Boots Alliance as rumors swirl the company will be taken over by private investors and broken into two or three companies.
Specialty pharmacies are an increasingly important player in the U.S. health system given the flood of expensive drugs on the market derived from biotechnology. Such medicines are more complicated than pills and capsules picked up at the corner drugstore and often require specialized administration, refrigeration, packaging and patient instructions.
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