There was a time when the local pharmacy was a pillar of community life. Joe’s grandfather was just such a pharmacist in the ...

sponsored by both sides, would regulate profits and help small drug stores, but help here would be too late. What you can do now is support your local pharmacy to help them stay in business.

Consumer reporter John Matarese encourages shoppers to support any local pharmacies that remain open in their communities. “That way you don’t waste your money,” Matarese said.

With the proposed "Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025" gaining bipartisan support, there is hope for future regulation, but for many local pharmacies, relief may come too late.