pharmacists are gagged under their PBM contract to not disclose what they are paid by the PBM. When I learned that many pharmacists were contractually gagged, I couldn’t believe it. I had heard of hospitals encouraging doctors to use their own MRI machines but never contractual gagging—restricting what a clinician can tell a patient. Gagging a health professional violates everything that sets medicine apart as a noble profession. It compromises our heritage of trust, a craft rooted in compassion, and undermines our commitment to do what’s best for the patient.
