The specialty boom continues to drive the pharmacy industry’s revenue growth. We estimate that in 2016, retail, mail, long-term care, and specialty pharmacies dispensed about $115 billion in specialty pharmaceuticals. Specialty drugs accounted for 28% of the pharmacy industry’s prescription dispensing revenues.
We project that in 2021, the pharmacy industry’s revenues will be about $572 billion—and that specialty drugs will account for 42% of that figure. More details below.
The growth of specialty drugs is reshaping the pharmacy and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industries. This expansion is also drawing hospitals, health systems, and physician practices into the market. Later this week, we’ll take a closer look at the evolving landscape of specialty pharmacy providers.
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