Your pharmacy might be busier than ever...and going broke.
Small-town pharmacist Fair Jones went viral on TikTok the moment she couldn’t take it anymore. People Magazine told her story. Now she joins me to explain what’s happening behind the counter, and why your next prescription may not get filled.
If you’re like many people, your pharmacist is your first call when you or your family are sick. As Fair points out, “ There are times in our town, people that just don't have extra money lying around to go to the doctor for every single little thing. And so they'll just call us and say, "Hey Fair, this is what's going on. What do you think?"
We talk about what your hometown pharmacy actually does that mail order never will, what gets lost when a pharmacy closes, and how you can help prevent losing your pharmacy.
What You’ll Discover In This Episode
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Why your pharmacy might be struggling to pay for its next drug shipment
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How you’re forced into brand name drugs instead of inexpensive generics
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The surprising share of prescriptions pharmacies lose money filling
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Why Fair had to sign an NDA just to see her own reimbursement contract
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How filling nine prescriptions for a stranded patient left her 88 cents profit
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One easy thing you can do to help keep your pharmacy from closing its doors
Your hometown pharmacy isn’t struggling because they stopped mattering. They’re struggling because they’re making a difference, but middlemen have made it nearly impossible to succeed while giving great care and service.
For more information or to get involved, visit pharmacistsfightback.org, or ask your HR department who your PBM is.
About the Guest
Fair Jones, together with husband Taylor, owns Sav-Mor Drugs and Gifts, an independent pharmacy in Grenada, MS. She’s also a PBM reform advocate and mother fighting for patient access and fairness.
Follow Fair: @fairthepharmacist on TikTok and Instagram, FairRx on Facebook, Sav-Mor Drugs and Gifts in Grenada, MS or email: fairrx@realliferealreform.com.
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