Rural pharmacies face tough going
November 10, 2021
Independently-owned corner drugstores are vanishing from rural counties across the U.S., leaving many Americans without nearby access to pharmacies. Twelve percent of the population now lives in areas where they need to travel more than 15 minutes to reach a pharmacy or in areas where there are not enough stores to meet demand.
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