For Jessi Stout, who operates Table Rock Pharmacy and compounding with her husband and who has been involved in PBM reform efforts for years, the bill marks a turning point in a fight that has brick-and-mortar pharmacies struggling to survive. 

Jessi Stout, owner of Table Rock Pharmacy and Compounding, said the executive order’s impact will depend heavily on how it addresses Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).

Jessi Stout of Table Rock Pharmacy in Morganton was among pharmacists from across North Carolina in Raleigh on Wednesday morning in a record-breaking turnout for the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP) annual Legislative Day.

Jessi and Michael Stout’s mission to get stricter regulations on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) has gotten the ears of the state’s two U.S. senators. Representatives from the offices of Sen. Ted Budd and Sen. Thom Tillis visited the Table Rock Pharmacy owners, who say new legislation is needed to protect small-town pharmacies.