Minnesota defends N.D. laws on drug-benefit companies State AG Ellison says states have the right to regulate pharmacy-benefit companies. July 1, 2021 5:26pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a court filing Thursday that states have a fundamental right to regulate prescription-drug middlemen firms called pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which control a growing share of the $370 billion-plus retail U.S. prescription drug market. PBMs have exploited decades of lax or non-existent regulation to become a massive part of the prescription-medication industry, says a filing from Ellison s office in a case involving a regulatory dispute in North Dakota before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. State regulation is necessary to curb PBM practices that harm pharmacies, consumers and states.
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Nat Willgohs, pharmacy manager at Thrifty White Pharmacy in Cloquet, said the pharmacy administered 300 Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations the week of Feb. 15. The pharmacy, located inside the Super One grocery store, has five pharmacists, including Willgohs, who administer the vaccinations to people who qualify and register online. Willgohs said the pharmacy can administer about 60 doses a day. (Samantha Erkkila / serkkila@duluthnews.com)
The Thrifty White Pharmacy in Cloquet is one of about 20 Minnesota pharmacies participating in the first phase of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program that launched Feb. 8.
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As vaccinations ramp up, more doses are going to pharmacies.
This week, the first phase of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program launches. Starting Feb. 11, the federal government will ship COVID-19 vaccines directly to some pharmacies on top of allocations to states.
It will start with about 1 million doses per week that will go to 6,500 retail pharmacies across the country, eventually increasing to 40,000 drug stores. I d say a few weeks ago pharmacists were frustrated because they wanted to give the vaccine and we didn t have it yet, said Sarah Derr, executive director of the Minnesota Pharmacists Association.
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WINSTED, Minn. Keaveny Drug Pharmacy in downtown Winsted is the kind of place where you can fill your prescriptions with friendly staff who know your name and also pick up a few other things along the way.
Fran Eggert said he was at the pharmacy earlier this week to pick up a sympathy card for a friend, and then curiosity got to him. I just happened to ask when do you guys think you ll be getting it? he said, referring to the COVID-19 vaccine. And they said well just wait a minute, how about Thursday?
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