Published February 14th, 2024 – By Avery Bleichfeld, The Bay State Banner
Walgreens’ closing triggers fears of ‘pharmacy desert’ – Seniors feeling effects of latest shutdown in Roxbury
Since November 2022, four Walgreens have closed in Boston, all in predominantly Black and brown neighborhoods. One was in Mattapan, one in Hyde Park and two in Roxbury. CVS and other chains have also shuttered stores. The latest to close was the Walgreens on Warren Street in Roxbury. In the 2014 study that coined the term “pharmacy desert,” pharmacist and researcher Dima Qato suggested that gulfs in access and proper use of medication across the communities she and her team looked at in Chicago could, in part, be worsened by limited access to pharmacies.
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