Wednesday, 92 independent, mom-pop pharmacies across the state will close their doors for a day of advocacy in Topeka. It’s a situation pharmacists said, without action, will see more pharmacies close ...

Both rural and urban pharmacies are closing their doors, though it's happening slightly faster in rural communities, research shows. Nearly 16 million Americans live in pharmacy deserts across the ...

The National Community Pharmacists Association has told CMS that more than 90% of independent pharmacies may choose to stop stocking drugs included in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program due ...

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.

A report by the National Community Pharmacists Association shows a net loss of more than 300 independent drugstores in 2023. The study also reported 2,200 fewer retail pharmacies were open in ...

Behind the counter of Walnut Hill Pharmacy, an independent business located in Petersburg. (Photo by Meghan McIntyre/Virginia Mercury) A bipartisan proposal to centralize Virginia’s Medicaid ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two bills into law earlier this week that will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribe hormonal birth control. House Bill 5436 gives Michigan ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Pharmacy Association is calling for reform from Iowa lawmakers after 29 pharmacies closed last year, including some in eastern Iowa. The association says pharmac ...

It’s consistent with prior research that documents where urban “pharmacy deserts” are more likely to be concentrated.

The Walgreens location at 2515 N. Knoxville Ave. will have its last day of operation on Wednesday, creating yet another pharmacy desert in Peoria, this time for parts of the Central and East Bluff ...