Pharmacy Services Continue in Turbulent Times
Ahead of the 2026 NCPA Digest, we review the 2025 data to uncover key financial, staffing, and clinical trends shaping independent pharmacy. Learn how operators are navigating shrinking margins, PBM pressures, and expanding patient care services to stay competitive.
THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION (NCPA) is getting set to release the 2026 NCPA Digest at its annual convention in October. Here we'll take a look back at the 2025 edition to set the stage for the direction financial, practice, and service trends are moving among the nation’s independent pharmacists. Trends reported in the 2025 digest reflect many issues occurring within the profession: reimbursement pressure from government payers and PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers), staffing challenges, pharmacy closures, increased nonprescription patient care services, and community involvement. Let’s look at some key highlights reported.
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