Covid-19 Pill Access at Risk as Pharmacies Push for Bigger Payments

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Covid-19 Pill Access at Risk as Pharmacies Push for Bigger Payments
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An obstacle has emerged to distributing Covid-19 pills: Pharmacies say they are losing money filling the prescriptions, and some say they won’t stock them unless paid more

Government bought the pills but dispensing fees were left up to private firms, with many pharmacies out of pocket filling the prescriptions

The FDA has cleared Merck’s new Covid-19 therapy molnupiravir, the latest antiviral that adults can take at home to avoid severe disease. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explains the science behind the new drug. Photo: Merck

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