PRESCRIPTION FOR THE AMERICAN CONDITION

Exposing the hype, hustle, and hidden truths behind America’s drug obsession from behind the counter of its most iconic apothecary.

New Insight

How a Drug Becomes a Drug

The Price of Progress

Copy. Paste. Profit.

Authorized Generics: Same Pill. New Label. Same Bullshit.

The Algorithm Will See You Now

If you’ve ever gone to the pharmacy and left without your medication, this one’s for you.

The Asterisk Economy

We're living in the Golden Age of Supplements. How did we get here?

WTF is a PBM???

They don’t make drugs. They don’t fill prescriptions. But they run the whole game and walk away with the biggest cut.

Ask Your Doctor if Capitalism is Right For You

A brief history of prescription drug advertising in America.

BEHIND THE COUNTER

Drugstore Cowboy is a weekly dispatch about the intersection of pharmacy, drugs, and consumer culture - written by someone who's spent his entire life behind the counter.