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The number of independent pharmacies has been steadily declining over recent years [4] due to the difficulty of competing with large chain corporations. Large chains have the advantage of a vastly greater reach and an abundance of resources, and sometimes independent pharmacies cannot keep up with the level of production.
California has 8,015 pharmacies, the most of any state. Texas, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania round out the top five states for pharmacy locations. [1] Nationwide, the number of community pharmacies increased by 6.3% between 2007-2015, and the number of pharmacies per 10,000 people (2.11) did not change.
The number of independent pharmacies decreased by nearly 50% from 1980 to 2022, according to McKinsey. Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens have also been shuttering stores for years.
The big drugstore chains still have thousands of locations, and the AP’s analysis counted more than 24,000 independent pharmacies. But drugstores routinely close because they aren’t doing well ...
The number of independents has gradually grown by 8% over the past 10 years, even though for decades they lost market share to big retail outfits. Between 2022 and 2023, so far, 99 new independent ...
This article is a list of pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores) by country. Australia ...
CVS Caremark manages the dispensing of prescription drugs for more than 75 million plan members through five mail order pharmacies, specialty pharmacies, long-term care pharmacies and national network of more than 68,000 retail pharmacies, consisting of approximately 41,000 chain pharmacies and 27,000 independent pharmacies. [45]
The loss of independent pharmacies in particular has created pharmacy deserts where access to prescriptions is difficult. Between 2013 and 2022, about 10% of independent pharmacies in rural areas ...