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Common Painpoints to Avoid When Shopping for Pharmacy Software

Digital Pharmacist

Evaluating a Pharmacy Software Vendor The functions of software used in pharmacies vary considerably as do the needs of pharmacies for what software they require. The choice of which software program to purchase depends on the functions required by each pharmacy and the unique features each software brings to the table.

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Asking the wrong questions

Ramblings of a pharmacist

In his comment, he claimed that the number of independent pharmacies has grown over the past 10 years, and the PBM market is plenty competitive because there are over 70 PBMs! ” I think that getting involved in fights over whose method to count pharmacies is better is silly and pointless. Here’s why.

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Pharmacists: Partners in Health

Ramblings of a pharmacist

In actuality, he would’ve paid $621, not $606, because Wellcare Value Script doesn’t allow independent pharmacies in their “preferred network” (preferred networks are about cost, not quality).