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A conversation with Debra Dullinger, PharmD.

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Dr. Dullinger is the Vice President, Pharmacy Programs, Pharmacy Gold, Inc., a large pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company headquartered in St. Paul. An active player in the field of managed care pharmacy benefits and a keen observer of the recent spate of PBM-pharmaceutical company activity, the Journal sought her perspective on the current environment and the changing role of the PBM in the health reform environment.

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