Building on the 2025 National Academies Pharmacy Workshop: pharmacy deserts in the United States.

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Health affairs scholar Pub Date : 2026-09-22 eCollection Date: 2026-10-01 DOI:10.1093/haschl/qxag256

Lucas A Berenbrok, Delesha Carpenter, Teresa M Salgado, Marie Chisholm-Burns, Jenny S Guadamuz, Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy, Cherokee Layson-Wolf, Whitney D Maxwell, Heidi R Olson, Megan R Undeberg, Stevie Veach, Vicki L Ellingrod

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Areas with no access or limited access to community pharmacies are routinely referred to as "pharmacy deserts," which are of growing concern in the United States. In addition to medication dispensing, community pharmacies offer a variety of healthcare services that keep populations and individuals healthy. Our objective is to present an overview of pharmacy deserts in the United States, discuss the impact of reduced pharmacy access for Americans, and propose solutions discussed at the 2025 Innovations in Pharmacy Training and Sustainable Practice to Advance Patient Care: A Workshop at the National Academies in Washington, D.C. Policy and legislation that ensure the financial sustainability of community pharmacies as staples of healthcare delivery in local neighborhoods should consider these multimodal solutions to ensure pharmacy access for all populations in the United States.

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以2025年国家科学院药学研讨会为基础：美国的药学沙漠。

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