American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc

10/23/2025

Congratulations to this independent pharmacy on a new location and 99 years serving patients!

MARTINSBURG — Nearly a century after it first opened its doors in downtown Martinsburg, Patterson’s Drug Store celebrated the grand opening of its new location Friday, marking another chapter in

10/23/2025

Physicians see the tactics that hurt patients. Hopefully this California will improve the situation.

I want to thank Governor Newsom and California lawmakers for passing SB 41, an important step toward putting patients, not profits, first.

10/23/2025

Idaho's isn't working. No defined dispensing fee in the law and a delay in determining one lets the keep underpaying pharmacies.

Two Idaho pharmacies say they face financial strain as PBMs reimburse minimal fees, risking closures and impacting community healthcare.

10/22/2025

It's always nice to see a profile of an independent pharmacy, especially during American Pharmacists Month!

October is National Pharmacists Month, which celebrates pharmacists and the crucial role they play in healthcare and their communities. In Jessamine County, Glenn Downs and his team at The Prescription Pad work hard to go above and beyond in their role and provide phenomenal service with no compromi...

10/22/2025

New Hampshire pharmacies are finding ways to help patients overcome pharmacy deserts.

Some hospitals are helping to fill the gap with prescription lockers.

10/21/2025

Patients continue to call for to lower life-maintaining drug prices.

Because of Type 2 diabetes and long-haul COVID, I require daily medications, including insulin, to manage my symptoms and avoid hospitalization. The high cost of insulin alone has put me on the edge …

10/21/2025

transparency would be a great way to start .

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) play a large role in deciding which drugs patients receive and how much they pay. Yet their fees, rebates, and contracts remain largely hidden from employers, insurers

10/21/2025

APCI Director of Legislative Affairs Bill Eley is interviewed by Todd Eury of the Pharmacy Podcast Network during PPN's live stream of the NCPA convention this weekend.

10/21/2025

Today we recognize the backbone of all pharmacies: the technician. Thank you to all of the technicians who keep the pharmacy humming along so smoothly.

10/20/2025

Here's another patient who is tired of fighting for the care she needs.

I run a small business and live with multiple sclerosis. Every few months, I have to fight to get the medication that keeps me going. My doctors know what I need, but the insurance process wears me down — pre-authorizations, denials, delays. It’s exhausting.

10/17/2025

Patients and their caregivers are hurting due to the lack of on the federal level.

As a caregiver who watched prescription drug prices drain both our wallet and peace of mind, I know firsthand why Congress must reform Pharmacy Benefit Managers instead of pursuing harmful price controls

10/17/2025

This nurse understands that to help patients, is the best option for lowering drug prices.

As a nurse, I see firsthand how fragile access to care can be when Washington gets drug policy wrong. Patients often assume that “price controls” will make medicine more affordable, but experience shows the opposite. The proposed Most Favored Nation (MFN) model would tie U.S. drug prices to thos...