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

Ali–Frazier: Pharma Edition

Mark Cuban's face-off with Optum's CEO was really about who healthcare is actually for.

I’m Opening My Pharmacy’s Books. Here’s What Pharmacy Finance Actually Looks Like.

Take a peek under the hood with me...

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.

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.