Nationally, the disappearance of independent pharmacies creates access deserts in rural areas and Pennsylvania has not been spared.
An analysis by the Rural Policy Research Institute found that 10 rural independent pharmacies have closed their doors in Pennsylvania and only one opened from 2018 to 2023.
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Independent pharmacies took center stage earlier this month in support of a bipartisan bill that would rein in the “shadowy middlemen” who control contracts between their businesses and drug companies.
State Reps. Jessica Benham, D-Carrick, and Abby Major, R-Ford City, held a press conference with Dave Cippel, president and head pharmacist of Klingensmith Drugstores, at their Ford City location on May 10 to promote the legislation.
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