Forbes March 3, 2025
Bruce Japsen

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.

And specialized medications are also the nation’s top sellers and a key reason healthcare costs are rising. GLP-1 weight loss prescriptions Wegovy, Rybelsus, Saxenda, Ozempic and Zepbound – specialized medications...

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