Advance PCS

Bellevue Drug Co., et al v. Advance PCS

This action, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleges the existence of a horizontal agreement among competitors having the effect of restraining trade in the drug dispensing industry. Advance PCS is a Prescription Benefit Manager acting as a purchasing agent for its plan sponsors. The claim alleges that the plan sponsors, through Advance PCS, eliminate competition for dispensing services, thereby reducing the reimbursement rates paid to retail pharmacists. The claim also alleges that Advance PCS uses its market power to create artificial vertical advantages for its own mail order pharmacy business. The suit seeks relief on behalf of retail pharmacists harmed by the alleged conspiracy.