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The Changing Landscape of Pharmacy Accessibility

Pharmacy Times

Some chain pharmacies have overextended their footprint, leading to too many stores in certain areas and necessitating the closure of underperforming locations. Compounding this issue, many pharmacies face ongoing staffing shortages, which hinder efficient operations and compromise the ability to deliver quality patient care.

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Mapping the crisis: How data can help fix America’s growing pharmacy deserts

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Nearly one in seven Americans already live in a pharmacy desert, and that number continues to climb, particularly in rural and low-income communities. These closures, compounded by the decline of independent pharmacies, create a critical gap in care.

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Pharmacists Push Forward: Innovative Clinical Solutions Highlighted at McKesson ideaShare 2025

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Pharmacists Can Provide Travel Health Tips for Patients

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Practice settings included supermarket chain pharmacies, independent pharmacies, travel health clinics, and community pharmacies. 1 About the Author Jennifer Gershman, PharmD, CPh, PACS, is a drug information pharmacist and Pharmacy Times contributor who resides in South Florida.

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Independent Pharmacy Innovation Spotlighted at McKesson ideaShare 2025

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McKesson ideaShare 2025 brought thousands of independent pharmacists, pharmacy owners, technicians, and industry leaders together in Nashville, Tennessee, shining a spotlight on innovation and advocacy in community pharmacy.

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NHC Submits Comments on CMS Draft Guidance for IPAY 2028

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At the same time, the NHC recommends that CMS avoid incorporating the MFP into ASP calculations, as doing so could depress reimbursement rates across both Medicare and commercial markets, compounding access risks and straining provider viability. A first priority is clarifying how providers should submit claims for drugs subject to the MFP.

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Insulin Aspart-xjhz Becomes First Interchangeable Biosimilar Rapid-Acting Insulin

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