Yesh! So, they move into the area, put the local pharmacies out of business, close their pharmacies, and then pay a ton of money to make sure that nobody can open a new pharmacy there. That doesn't sound great.

"Several Walgreens sites in Milwaukee — including closed stores — are under rental agreements that prohibit other pharmacies or certain other businesses from opening in those locations without the company’s permission."

https://www.wuwm.com/walgreens-leases-some-milwaukee-properties-for-decades-even-when-a-store-closes

#Walgreens #Pharmacies #Milwaukee

AbbVie Loses Miss. Discount Drug Law Challenge For Good

By Hailey Konnath

A Mississippi #federal #judge on Wednesday threw out a #lawsuit brought by AbbVie and other #pharmaceutical #manufacturers that participate in #Medicaid challenging a law barring their interference with the distribution of #discounted #prescriptions to #pharmacies serving #low-income patients. [via Law360]