Rosenthal Meagen, Miller Lindsey, Bateman Mixson, Smith Megan, Nueva Katrina, Ballou Jordan M
Department of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, University, MS, United States of America.
Community-based Pharmacy Resident at Moose Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America.
Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm. 2023 May 27;10:100283. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100283. eCollection 2023 Jun.
The introduction of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) within the United States healthcare system occurred with the aim to decrease costs and increase quality. News media and legislation have painted a picture of decreased pharmacy competition and potential negative impacts on patients and their access to affordable medications.
The objective of this scoping review was to evaluate the current research literature examining the impact of PBMs on the finances of community pharmacies.
Scientific journal articles published between 2010 and 2022 were included if they met the predefined objective.
This scoping review identified four articles that met inclusion criteria. None of the identified articles independently quantified the financial impact of PBMs on community pharmacies.
Additional research should be completed to specifically understand the financial impact on community pharmacies to help ensure the viability of community pharmacy as an integral access point for patients.
美国医疗保健系统引入药房福利管理机构（PBMs）的目的是降低成本并提高质量。新闻媒体和立法描绘了一幅药房竞争减少以及对患者及其获得平价药物的机会可能产生负面影响的图景。
本范围综述的目的是评估当前研究文献，以考察PBMs对社区药房财务状况的影响。
如果符合预先设定的目标，则纳入2010年至2022年间发表的科学期刊文章。
本范围综述确定了四篇符合纳入标准的文章。所确定的文章均未独立量化PBMs对社区药房的财务影响。
应完成更多研究，以具体了解对社区药房的财务影响，从而有助于确保社区药房作为患者重要接入点的可行性。
