‘It will put us out of business’—Remington pharmacist fights corporate fees, under-payments

‘It will put us out of business’—Remington pharmacist fights corporate fees, under-payments
Culpeper (VA) Star-Exponent
December 1, 2023
Remington, VA—A local pharmacist is joining voices calling for reform and oversight of corporate-run “Pharmacy Benefit Managers” (PBMs) he said are straining the historic small-town pharmacy he runs, located on Main Street since 1913, still with its original soda fountain. Travis Hale, PharmD, president of Apothecary Solutions Inc., doing business as Remington Drug Co., said the payment practices of the prescription drug middlemen are responsible for community pharmacies closing at an alarming rate.