More pharmacy closures leave consumers in pharmacy deserts without access to medications

October 21, 2024

Unlabeled pill bottles in a pharmacy

(USA Today) – A pharmacy desert is defined as an area without an open pharmacy within 10 miles.

Nearly half of U.S. counties, or 46%, had at least one pharmacy desert, according to an article in AugustĀ in the American Medical Association journal JAMA. The report used data from 2000 and does not account for more recent closure announcements by retail pharmacies. (Read More)

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