Drug Topics March 18, 2025
Jennifer Zilka and Kyle Pudenz, DBA, from Cencora joined Drug Topics to discuss the role of independent pharmacies in addressing pharmacy deserts across the US.
Community pharmacists and the practices they service are crucial to ensuring equitable pharmacy access and addressing the growing issue of pharmacy deserts in the US.
“From a public health perspective, I think as they work to address pharmacy deserts, supporting these pharmacies—particularly the community pharmacies—is key in ensuring that they’re able to continue to service their patients in that high-touch way that they do,” said Jennifer Zilka, Senior Vice President of Community and Specialty Pharmacy at Cencora, and President of Good Neighbor Pharmacy. “We believe wholeheartedly in the level of care that [pharmacies] provide. We’re...