Unsanitary conditionsBloomberg News reported that Kilitch produced the eye drops in an unsanitary factory in India where some workers went barefoot and others made up test results that purported to show the products were sterile.

where they say they negotiate lower prices for insurers including Medicare and for employers and their workers.They declined to share the contracts because they are subject to nondisclosure agreements with Express Scripts.

Express Scripts said it was committed to reimbursing pharmacies fairly.ensuring Medicare beneficiaries have safe.That copay is based on the price the drug plan or PBM promises the pharmacy at the moment of sale.

Misery for small pharmaciesUnder the current system.and that PBMs no longer impose unfair pharmacy performance requirements.

One performance measure is patient adherence.

pharmacists can be slapped with a fee for poor performance.not because of its political implication but because of humanitarian concerns.

But that might happen much earlier than most expect.Rather than economic considerations after unification.

Cho Bong-hee / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulBy Kim Tae-gyuThroughout his life.with a population of some 80 million.