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Click, Prescribe, Deliver: The New Era of Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Care

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By Shields Health Solutions
April 6th, 2026

Click, Prescribe, Deliver: The New Era of Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Care

Learn the risks and benefits of direct-to-consumer pharmacy care and how integrated specialty pharmacy improves access, affordability, and adherence.

As the healthcare landscape rapidly evolves, challenges related to medication access and affordability come to the forefront. Direct-to-consumer models reduce reliance on traditional intermediaries, such as in-person clinical visits, retail pharmacies, and insurance companies, but they also raise new risks and considerations. 

Download our white paper: Click, Prescribe, Deliver: The New Era of Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Care and discover how Shields Health Solutions bridges the gap between health systems and the patients they serve. 

Inside, you’ll learn:

  • Defining features of DTC care models, including virtual intake and online prescribing 

  • Key risks and limitations of the DTC care model, particularly for GLP-1 RA and GIP/GLP-1 RA prescriptions 

  • A comparison of medication adherence rate and out-of-pocket (OOP) costs between DTC models and integrated specialty pharmacy care

Discover how integrated specialty pharmacy care drives better access, affordability, and adherence.