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2023-11-14 Economy

The Shocking Truth: Your Local Pharmacy Is Disappearing

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-11-14 04:58|| || Front Page|| [19 views ] Top

#1 Big Pharma taking out the middleman. Your prescription is on file at Amazon. Your meds will be delivered tomorrow morning.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-11-14 05:02|| 2023-11-14 05:02|| Front Page Top

#2
CVS closed several locations in our area due to high theft rates. Strangely many were located once upper end apartment complexes that became Section 8A housing.

Rite-Aid??? Haven't seen a open store around here in years.

BTW: CVS purchased our retiree insurer AETNA, back around late 2018. The Drug max out of pocket increased and co-pay prices also were bumped up.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-11-14 06:51|| 2023-11-14 06:51|| Front Page Top

#3 I get mine in a bag at the post office.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-14 10:17|| 2023-11-14 10:17|| Front Page Top

#4 The pharmacies are being hit by the same thing that got mom and pop food stores. Big guys who can wait you out.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-11-14 13:35|| 2023-11-14 13:35|| Front Page Top

#5 read that last paragraph - about 40% of the counties and drives of over 15 minutes.
If you check the population density west of the Mississippi that would be normal.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-11-14 16:19|| 2023-11-14 16:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Your local GP (General Practitioner) doctor disappeared some time ago too. My childhood GP had an in-clinic pharmacist as well.

Posted by magpie 2023-11-14 17:07|| 2023-11-14 17:07|| Front Page Top

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