From the Desk of the CEO

Inspired to act when Roe v Wade was overturned, Uplift International partnered with Honeybee Health to expand access to medication abortion in Washington state.

Olivia C. Welter, PharmD

A study published in December 2024 in Health Affairs found that more U.S. pharmacies closed than opened between 2018 and 2021 and that independent pharmacies, as well as those in Black and Latinx communities, were most likely to be affected by these closures.

Lauren Howell, PharmD

Nearly 5% of U.S. adults were prescribed a gabapentinoid in 2021, up from 4% of adults in 2015, a 17.5% increase in prescriptions over a 6-year period.

Sonya Collins

For years, the pharmacy profession has cited PBMs as a primary reason for pharmacy closures and increased health care costs.

Olivia C. Welter, PharmD

As anyone who has ever witnessed or undergone a severe reaction to a food allergy knows, it can be a terrifying and too often life-threatening experience.

Elizabeth Briand