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We know they’re expensive but how much does a pharmacy profit off of us filling them?

I’m noticing a lot of trends surrounding all of the GLP1s. I called another pharmacy chain for a transfer and the automated line gave me some info about talking to their pharmacist about starting a GLP1. I’m like wow the pharmacy is advertising specific drugs now??? So it got me thinking, are we seeing this push and more advertising simply because they’re so popular right now and these pharmacies are just hoping to get that business or are they going to be the next big push from retail pharmacies? Just like how they’re pushing vaccines like crazy because they make the company so much more money than drugs. I don’t think we’ll see anyone pushing for pharmacists having collaborative practice agreements to prescribe GLP1s but honestly I wouldn’t be surprised at this point the industry is in shambles.

I guess I’m just curious how profitable they are, they’re expensive yes but how much is the pharmacy actually making from those sales? I work for a chain so I don’t ever see the reimbursements from insurance on these like I see from the independent side. You guys seem to see so much more from that side of the business and I’m always fascinated by it all. so I’m just curious if they are actually profitable or just super popular? And what about the cash paying patients or using manufacturer discount cards. Now I KNOW GoodRX is basically like throwing away money but what about the coupons straight from novo Nordisk for the wegovy tablets? I don’t think I’ve seen those covered ever it’s all the coupons. How much money does the pharmacy get back (or lose) from those transactions?

I have no vision in one eye and low vision in the other. I will eventually lose more vision but it’s been stable for a long time so I don’t know if/when that will be but according to my doctor it is inevitable. I have always struggled to read because you know, books usually have small text. And large print copies aren’t always so easy to find. so I tried audiobooks and I simply cannot seem to process the information the same way compared to when I read it from text. Currently e-readers work best for me because they’re backlit and I don’t have to worry about lighting being *just right* and I can adjust the font size. It works well. I’m a slow reader but that’s okay. I keep trying to give audiobooks a chance but I simply just do not get the same information when it’s audio. I hear it but I just can’t seem to process and understand what I’m hearing. I feel like I miss so much when I listen. I’ve always felt I was a “visual learner” too. It often goes so far that I occasionally struggle to understand what was said during a conversation but if it’s over text or email I get it totally fine. I’ve had to start requesting email follow ups from conversations at work to make sure I don’t miss any important communications. This could be a little bit of the undiagnosed ADHD too but tbe irony is not lost on me either being such a visual learner with a degenerative eye disease.

Anyway…

I guess my question/concern is if/when my vision does get worse and I lose more vision in my good eye, there may come a day when I can’t read text anymore. Has anyone else felt the same way with audiobooks or spoken communication? Were you a visual learner too and were you ever able to adjust and adapt to a new way of getting your information or did you always struggle to process and understand what you’re hearing?

Just me? I can’t help it I love her so much