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Episode: Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows
Description: Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research shows.
Some neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy closures, which can chip away at already-limited care options in those communities, researchers said in a study published in Health Affairs.
The trend has potentially gained momentum since the study's timeframe because many drugstores are still struggling. In the last few years, the major chains Walgreens and CVS have closed hundreds of additional stores, and Rite Aid has shrunk as it went through a bankruptcy reorganization.
Drugstores have been dealing with...