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Eli Lilly launches direct-to-consumer drug sales bypassing PBMs

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Eli Lilly has launched LillyDirect, a direct-to-consumer platform for its weight-loss medications like Zepbound, bypassing traditional pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). This integrated system includes online physician referrals and in-house pharmacy fulfillment, offering lower prices than PBMs and aiming to streamline the prescription process for patients. The move represents a significant shift in pharmaceutical sales, leveraging technology to create a more direct relationship with consumers and potentially challenging the established role of PBMs in the healthcare industry. AI

IMPACT This shift to direct-to-consumer sales and integrated software platforms by pharmaceutical companies may accelerate the adoption of AI in healthcare for patient management and prescription fulfillment.

RANK_REASON Product launch by a major pharmaceutical company that significantly alters distribution and pricing models. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Eli Lilly launches direct-to-consumer drug sales bypassing PBMs

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Adam Wolfberg, Forbes Councils Member ·

    The 'New' New Way To Sell Prescription Medications

    Can clinical guardrails survive the direct-to-consumer software playbook pharma has now adopted?

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