These closures are creating ‘pharmacy deserts,’ areas where the ratio of people to pharmacies has reached near critical levels. Indeed, data from Gophr’s ‘Prescription for Pressure ...
A half-million Minnesotans live in pharmacy deserts, according to a report issued earlier this year by the state Department of Health. “Many more live in areas that are at risk of becoming ...
Drugstore Deserts On Rise Amid Nationwide Pharmacy Closures Nearly 30 percent of US pharmacies closed between 2010 and 2021, according to a new study in the health-policy publication Health Affairs.
Some of the stores that are shutting down are in communities of color. “What that does is it leaves a pharmacy desert,” said Dr. Marcus Howard, Ph.D., founder and owner of GreaterHealth ...