'A great start': Nebraska pharmacists hope new law will slow rate of pharmacy closures

New data show Ohio pharmacy closures even worse than originally thought

The following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on News5Cleveland.com under a content-sharing agreement.When the Ohio Board of Pharmacy earlier this year unveiled a new data tool, it revealed a disturbing fact: The number of pharmacies in the state had dropped below 2,000 for the first time in memory. Revised data released Thursday show the situations even worse than that.While 191 closings were originall…

Local pharmacy benefit manager welcomes possible regulations

'A great start': Nebraska pharmacists hope new law will slow rate of pharmacy closures

The measure, which Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed Tuesday, would prohibit some practices of pharmacy benefit managers that pharmacists say are squeezing reimbursements for the medications they dispense.