AP, October 17, 2023, By Tom Murphy Rite Aid’s bankruptcy plan stirs worries of new ‘pharmacy deserts’ Rite Aid’s plan to close more stores as part of its bankruptcy process could hurt access to medicine and care, particularly in some majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods and in rural areas, experts say. The drugstore chain said late…Continue Reading Rite Aid’s bankruptcy plan stirs worries of new ‘pharmacy deserts’
CNN Business, October 17, 2023, By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid are closing thousands of stores. Here’s why Drugstore chains for decades saturated US cities, suburbs and small towns with new stores. Now, they are closing thousands of stores, leaving gaps in communities for medicines and essentials. (…) Retail pharmacy chains over…Continue Reading CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid are closing thousands of stores. Here’s why
Total Pharmacy September 2023, Volume 1 Issue 4, Fred Gebhart Pharmacists Work to Sustain Care in Health Care Deserts When rural areas lose hospitals and primary care clinics, residents must turn to pharmacies to receive the care they need. Health care deserts, which are areas with poor access to hospitals, clinics, primary care, and other…Continue Reading Pharmacists Work to Sustain Care in Health Care Deserts