Here’s why pharmacies are on a financial precipice

Pharmacist DJ Kiesel hands medicine to a customer at Salem Crossroads Apothecary in Delmont on March 1, 2024.

Pharmacist DJ Kiesel poses for a portrait in front of Salem Crossroads Apothecary’s sign in Delmont on March 1, 2024.

Pharmacists around the region have said they lose money when filling prescriptions for brand-name drugs such as Eliquis.

Pharmacist DJ Kiesel organizes medicines at Salem Crossroads Apothecary in Delmont on March 1, 2024.