August 13, 2026
Ryan has volunteered at Madison's back-to-school vaccine clinic for years — part of the HairCutz4Kids event with free haircuts, school supplies, and new shoes for the first 80 kids vaccinated.
August 2, 2026
Meet Ryan Bender, PharmD — 25 years in pharmacies across Dane County, award-winning vaccine advocate, and mentor to the next generation of pharmacists. Now he's opening Qual-i-tee Pharmacy on University Avenue.
Five prescriptions, five refill dates, five trips to the pharmacy. Multi-dose packaging puts every dose in a labeled pouch, sorted by day and time — included free with monthly pickup.
He was supposed to be an engineer. A drugstore job at sixteen changed that. Ryan Bender on why he's opening a direct pay pharmacy in Madison, and what he's promising.
July 15, 2026
Qual-i-tee Pharmacy opens this September at 3308 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills — a direct-pay neighborhood pharmacy where most generics run about $13 and your prescription is ready in minutes.
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) control 80% of U.S. prescriptions and drive up costs through spread pricing, rebates, and DIR fees. Learn how PBMs affect what you pay at the pharmacy — and what you can do about it.
January 2, 2026
A direct pay pharmacy offers a different model: one that cuts out the middlemen and puts patient care first. Here’s how it works and why it matters.
