Pharmacy Times August 21, 2024
When a community loses a pharmacy, it loses a trusted health care provider. Understanding the root causes of these closures—and what we can do about it—can drive change.
Nearly a third of independent pharmacy owners may close their stores in 2024, according to an NCPA survey.1,2 Just take my home state of Oregon as an example: A recent report by the Associated Press found that 36 stores in Oregon closed last year, with the state second only to Alaska in terms of limited pharmacy access.3
In a geospatial survey conducted by Wittenauer et al, investigators found that nearly 16 million people live in “pharmacy deserts” in rural and urban settings all over the country, and the recent spate of closings...
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