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This policy brief provides researchers, policy makers, and stakeholders with the locations of independently owned pharmacies in rural American that are the sole sources of access to local pharmaceutical services. In over 2,000 rural communities, the only local pharmacy is independently owned, and in 1,044 of those communities, there is no other pharmacy within 10 miles. The information in this brief lays a foundation for analyzing vulnerability of pharmacy services in rural America and identifies the questions that research and policy activities should address. State maps showing the locations of communities with only one pharmacy, independently owned, can be found at http://www.unmc.edu/ruprihealth/Pubs/statepharms.html.
Author contact information:
Michael Shambaugh-Miller
mdmiller@unmc.edu
402.559.7858
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