PRESCRIPTION FOR THE AMERICAN CONDITION

Exposing the hype, hustle, and hidden truths behind America’s drug obsession from behind the counter of its most iconic apothecary.

New Insight

What Do We Want Community Pharmacy to Be?

Pharmacists were trained to practice medicine. The system needs to let them.

The $3 Billion Subscription You Never Signed Up For

A Wall Street Journal investigation reveals how insurers and PBMs oversupplied seniors with billions in unnecessary drugs — and billed taxpayers for the privilege.

“For Research Only”

An unapproved drug is being injected into Americans — and it needs to be shut down immediately

Lilly’s Breakup With the PBM Cartel

A pharmaceutical giant just did what Washington won’t: challenge the PBM system at its foundation.

The Hidden Lender in America’s Drug Supply Chain

A pharmacist finds out who really pays for MFN pricing...

How Done ADHD Turned a COVID Loophole into a Drug Mill

A glitch in the system? Nope. The system working exactly as designed.

BEHIND THE COUNTER

Drugstore Cowboy is a weekly dispatch about the intersection of pharmacy, drugs, and consumer culture - written by someone who's spent his entire life behind the counter.