What's next for pharmacy in 2021?

I’ve been thinking a lot of late about where pharmacy is headed.

A lot has happened this year. Mail delivery to the home has exploded over the course of the pandemic, and I suspect that trend will continue. Amazon moved into the space with the rollout of Amazon Pharmacy. Walmart scaled up health clinics in Georgia that offer affordable pricing for a range of clinical services, including pharmacy. GoodRx went public. And venture investors backed digital pharmacy start-ups like Medly Pharmacy and Alto Pharmacy to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.

Oh, and then there’s a new administration over in D.C., which will have its own agenda around how to manage our ever-growing health care spend.