Five Surprising Facts About COVID-19 Prescription Trends for Retail and Mail Pharmacies

Somehow, we are nearly two-thirds of the way through 2020. It’s time to explore what’s been happening within the U.S. prescription market and its dispensing channels.

Below, I highlight five data-based observations about the prescription trends we’ve seen so far this year. Our findings span the unexpected resilience of retail pharmacies and a troubling drop in new prescription activity.

I also offer a fresh perspective on recent mail controversies and the abundance of nonsensical statistics in recent news stories. Links to sources appear at the bottom of this article.

While reviewing the data below, please recall our Drug Channels philosophy, courtesy of the late senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”

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