Research

All studies

Findings from Pharmacy Forum’s research with independent pharmacy, newest first.

Operations
How many independent pharmacies are there? It depends who's counting.
Two industry groups count the same stores and land about 4,000 apart. Here's why, and what both numbers agree on.
11.10.2026
Clinical services
Remote monitoring in 2027: what the final Medicare rule changed
CMS tightened RPM and RTM rules for 2027 but gave practices two more years before a ban on vendor-supplied clinical staff.
11.09.2026
Reimbursement
Maximum Fair Price, year one: the float problem gets bigger in 2027
Ten drugs changed how pharmacies get paid in 2026. Fifteen more arrive in January, including higher-cost specialty products.
10.15.2026