Research shows that an alarming 1,136 closures of independent and small to mid-sized pharmacy chains occurred since the beginning of 2024.
An Alabama pharmacist and pharmacy owner said they weren’t allowed to attend an “unofficial” legislative study group in Montgomery on Thursday created to develop pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) legislation for the 2025 legislative session.
The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy (ABOP) was subjected to a nearly two-hour grilling by lawmakers on Thursday after a recent report that found multiple "significant problems" with the board’s operations and perceived retaliatory practices against licensees.
The Alabama Examiners of Public Accounts recently released a report detailing multiple “significant issues” with the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and its operations.