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The Challenges of the US Prescription Drug Market
The US prescription drug market, valued at $330 billion in 2013, is a notoriously challenging space. In fact, just five pharmacies control almost 65% of the US market. The pharmacy market has been so tough to disrupt because of these gatekeepers called the Pharmacy Benefits Managers or PBMs.
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