Prescription Drug Price Transparency
Reporting Information for Pharmacies

For Drugs of Substantial Public Interest reporting, MDH publishes the lists of drugs for reporting online and will notify registered pharmacies of the drugs requiring reporting. All lists posted by MDH are available on the Drugs of Substantial Public Interest Lists page. 

A pharmacy may request an extension or exemption within the Rx Data Portal if they meet both statutory requirements:

1. Must be a small or independent pharmacy.
2. Must document that reporting would represent a hardship or undue burden on the pharmacy. 

If these criteria for an exception are met, a pharmacy may submit an exception request in the Rx Data Portal that affirms they are a small/independent pharmacy and includes a hardship explanation. MDH reviews requests and the exception is not active until MDH has approved.

Note that exemptions are not permanent: a pharmacy must request a new exemption for each Drugs of Substantial Public Interest List that is published.

Portal instructions: In the Rx Data Portal, from the Menu in the upper right, select Public Interest Reporting. Find the current Reporting Period and click on View. Then scroll down to Organization Reporting Status and click on + Request Exception. You may then select Exemption or Extension. If requesting an extension, include a requested extension date in the provided field.

Yes. All pharmacies licensed in Minnesota need to register using the Rx Data Portal. For technical guidance on using the Rx Data Portal, including information on how to register and manage accounts, visit the Rx Data Portal Resources page.

Yes. All pharmacies licensed in Minnesota are required to report unless they have requested and been approved for an exemption within the portal. Pharmacies may enter zeros for drugs not applicable for the reporting period. This means entering zeros in multiple data fields on the template.

MDH is updating the process for submitting “zero reports.” This will be updated prior to the next reporting cycle. Check back for updated information at the time of reporting.

Pharmacies must use the Rx Data Portal for all submissions. Reporting templates are available for download within the portal.