Pharmacies v manufacturers

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Darshan Kulkarni speaks with Dae Lee about the growing conflict between pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — and how it’s reshaping the U.S. drug supply chain. They unpack the recent dispute involving AstraZeneca, which alleges discrepancies between the number of branded claims submitted by pharmacies through PBMs and the rebates invoiced by those PBMs. The issue shines a spotlight on how PBMs control formulary access and drug d...