MedPage Today August 2, 2024
— I’d like to set the record straight
Community pharmacies are facing an existential crisis. According to the National Community Pharmacists Association, there are 2,200 fewer retail pharmacies in the country than there were in 2020. Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid have all announced closures. Many pharmacists are pushing to unionize as they struggle to protect patient health in challenging work environments.
A recent MedPage Today Perspectives piece criticized community retail pharmacies for being “transactional” and not attending to patients’ needs. And media attention more broadly over the last year or so has highlighted issues with pharmacies, from medication access delays to dosing errors. But this coverage often fails to tell the whole story. Much of the problem is out...
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