Elko New Market Family Pharmacy

03/24/2025

01/21/2025

🚨 We’re Not Going Anywhere! 🚨

There have been some rumors floating around, and we want to set the record straight: despite what you may have heard, we are NOT closing our doors anytime soon!

Yes, there are significant challenges facing independent pharmacies like ours due primarily to Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs): low reimbursement rates, preferred network exclusions, patient steering to PBM owned pharmacies, and a lack of transparency.

These tactics all put financial pressure on small businesses while favoring PBMs and larger chain pharmacies, but thanks to your incredible support, we’re busier than ever and are committed to serving you with the personalized care you deserve! 💊❤️

We’re proud to be part of this amazing community, and we’re here to stay — working hard to provide you with quality medications, helpful advice, and the friendly service you can count on. Thank you for trusting us with your health, and we look forward to continuing to serve you for many years to come!

-Andrew and Matt

01/10/2025

Our outgoing text messages when prescriptions are not working at the moment, or all week for that matter. The software company is working on it and we will let you know when it’s back up and running. Sorry for the inconvenience! Have a great weekend!

12/23/2024

Tis the season! Holiday hours for the next couple weeks:

December 24th: 9am to 2pm
December 25th: Closed
December 26th Closed

December 31st: 9am to 6pm
January 1st: Closed
(All other days will be normal business hours)

Thank you all for another amazing year! We keep growing everyday. The support, not only in business but advocacy for the future of our pharmacy and others like us, has been tremendous. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

From our families to yours, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

12/19/2024

Great piece on the spread of pharmacy deserts and the outsized influence Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have over independent pharmacies and patients in MN.

Small pharmacies like ours are being run out of business by giant health insurance companies and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) at an unprecedented pace.

If you enjoy the service provided at your local community pharmacy and would like to help us stay in business it’s time to fight back!

You can help in a number of ways:

1) Get in touch with your State and Federal members of congress and tell them what your community pharmacy means to you. Ask that they do whatever they can support community pharmacies and PBM reforms

2) Stop by the pharmacy and sign our petition to preserve the remaining pharmacies in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional district (thank you to the hundreds of people who already have!)

3) Ask questions! If you aren’t familiar with what a PBM is or does, it’s time to learn. These companies siphon billions of dollars from the healthcare system in profits while patients, providers, and tax payers foot the bill. It’s time for this to change, and we’re working very hard to make it happen. Stop in and ask!

https://www.facebook.com/share/1EdANC6toz/?mibextid=wwXIfr

11/17/2024

It was a pleasure to host Congresswoman Angie Craig today along with Tricia from Newport Drug to discuss the challenges facing independent pharmacies in MN and throughout the country.

Independent pharmacies are a crucial access point for healthcare in our communities and are unfortunately closing at an alarming pace due to unsustainable market dynamics leaving many communities without a reliable pharmacy option. We are confident that today was the first of many discussions to bring the right people together to find common sense solutions to ensure independent pharmacies like ours can remain open to care for our communities.

A huge thank you to the community of Elko New Market, Newport, and surrounding areas for your support of our small family businesses. The amount of people willing to make phone calls, sign our petition, and voice your support for us has been overwhelming and we will continue to do everything we can to ensure we’re here to care for you!

11/15/2024

Good evening Family! Friendly reminder that Thanksgiving is only two weeks away! So make sure you get your turkey 🦃 now (and check to make sure it fits in your microwave so you can cook it 😉) and don’t forget to get your refills in before the holiday (by Tuesday for special order items).
See hours below:

Wednesday Nov 27th: 9am to 6pm (normal hours)
Thursday Nov 28th: Closed
Friday Nov 29th: Closed
Saturday Nov 30th: 8am to noon (normal hours)

We are so very thankful for this community and our patients for your support in growing this pharmacy over the last 4 years and especially over the last couple months in helping us fight for the future of independent pharmacies across the nation. The support we have received has been tremendous and we can’t thank you enough. We also thank you for understanding the importance of us closing an extra day this year after Thanksgiving to spend time with the people we are most thankful for, our families, because without them none of this would have been possible.

So thank you all and we hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones!

11/06/2024

Reminder: In observance of the state holiday, MN Deer hunting opener, the pharmacy will be closing this Friday, 11/8, at 12 pm and will be closed for the weekend. We will resume normal hours on Monday 11/11. Good luck hunters and have a great and safe weekend!

11/02/2024

Small pharmacies like ours are being run out of business by giant health insurance companies and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) at an unprecedented pace.

If you enjoy the service we provide at Elko New Market Family Pharmacy and would like to help us stay in business it’s time to fight back!

You can help in a number of ways:

1) Call the office your member of congress to tell them what your community pharmacy means to you and ask that they cosponsor and support HR 9096 the “Pharmacists Fight Back Act” which is strong Bi-partisan legislation that will help prevent more pharmacies like ours from closing. (MN Congressional District 2 is Angie Craig (202) 225-2271)

2) Stop by the pharmacy and sign our petition to preserve the remaining pharmacies in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional district (thank you to the hundreds of people who already have!)

3) Ask questions! If you aren’t familiar with what a PBM is or does, it’s time to learn. These companies siphon billions of dollars from the healthcare system in profits while patients, providers, and tax payers foot the bill. It’s time for this to change, and we’re working very hard to make it happen. Stop in and ask!

As Walgreens, CVS get ready to close more stores, many independent pharmacies say they are operating at a loss.

10/10/2024

We are hiring! If you or anyone you know is looking for a part time pharmacy technician job, send us an email with your CV/resume. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call us or stop on by.

10/09/2024

Medicare open Enrollment starts next week October 15th and goes until December 7th! If you or anyone you know has any questions or needs help getting signed up, give us a call at 507-412-5712, and we will put you in touch with a local, licensed Medicare agent. Have a great week!

09/25/2024

Join us Thursday or Friday with Friends of the Elko New Market Library for Medicare 101!

08/28/2024

Labor Day Weekend Hours:
Friday August 30th: 9am to Noon
Saturday August 31st: Closed
Monday September 2nd: Closed

Have a safe and great Labor Day weekend!

08/14/2024

We’re so grateful to the community of Elko New Market and surrounding areas. The outpouring of support we’ve received from our patients and the community over the years is incredibly inspiring. We strive to provide the best pharmacy experience we possibly can and we work hard every day to ensure we’re living up to that standard. This is how pharmacy is supposed to be, at ENMFP you’re not just a prescription number, you’re apart of the family!

08/02/2024

"Minnesota has lost nearly 400 independent pharmacies since 1996, more than any other state." This number has continued to climb annually and several have been added to the total already this year, squeezed out of business by giant PBM middlemen who continue to post record $$billion dollar profits. There are just over 100 independent community pharmacies remaining in MN and we need your help. Please take a minute to share what your community pharmacy means to you with your state and federal legislators, they need to hear from you!

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/pharmacists-view-minnesota-pharmacies-patients-demand-Patients United for Insurance Reform

From the column: "Corporate consolidation does not provide better efficiency or care; it limits patient choice, pushes independent providers out of business, and safeguards ... companies from accountability."

06/27/2024

Due to the Fire Rescue Days Parade and road closure, we will be closing early on Saturday June 29th at 10 am. Come see us in the parade. Have a great weekend!

06/22/2024

This is an excellent article explaining how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) work and how these large, vertically integrated insurance companies and their PBMs extract billions of dollars from the healthcare system to line their own pockets while local community pharmacies and independent medical practices struggle to keep the lights on. The time for PBM reform is now, before it’s too late. This is worth a read if you take prescriptions drugs of any kind. If you want to know more about the challenges we face working with these companies please come in and ask.

Pharmacy benefit managers are driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers and the government.