Volume 5 Issue 19, September 11, 2018
Today, there are over 22,000 independent pharmacies out of a total of over 61,000 pharmacies nationwide. In addition, independent pharmacies drive over $73 billion of industry revenue with all signs pointing to continued growth. Customer demand is driven by our aging population, new forms of insurance reimbursement, increased awareness of health issues, advances in medical treatments, and longer lifespans. In the latter case, more and more people are seeking the very products and services that independent pharmacies provide.
Current challenges for independent pharmacies include increasing competition of online pharmacies such as Amazon’s PillPack acquisition, shrinking reimbursement in some markets, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) offering companies lower drug prices, and the expense of increasing regulatory/administrative burdens.
During the past decade, Alan has facilitated numerous, diverse M+A transactions in the pharmacy marketplace across the country, as well as providing strategic consultation to national pharmacies and similar organizations. Prior to becoming an M+A advisor, he was a “hands-on” owner and manager in the pharmacy and home infusion healthcare marketplace for over 15 years and successfully sold his pharmacy to a national company after growing and diversifying their income streams in a very competitive market. Alan's specialties in the pharmacy and home infusion marketplace include long term care, retail pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, and home healthcare, and he has attained the URAC Accreditation and Specialty Pharmacy Consultant designations, in addition to other recognitions. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University and a Master of Arts from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.