Pharmacists Survey: Prescription Drug Costs Skewed by Fees on Pharmacies, Patients (NCPA - National Community Pharmacists Association)

(Source: NCPA - National Community Pharmacists Association) ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 28, 2016) Most independent community pharmacists consistently encounter misleading and confusing fees imposed by prescription drug middlemen that negatively impact both pharmacies and patients and distort medication costs and reimbursement rates, according to a recent survey of 640 pharmacists conducted by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). the scope and effect of two relatively recent trends: direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees imposed on community pharmacies and increased costs for patients at the pharmacy counter through copay clawback fees. At the center of each issue are...