Association Between Pharmacy Proximity With Cardiovascular Medication Use and Risk Factor Control in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor neighborhood-level access to health care, including community pharmacies, contributes to cardiovascular disparities in the United States. The authors quantified the association between pharmacy proximity, antihypertensive and statin use, and blood pressure (BP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) among a large, diverse US cohort.

Methods and results

A cross-sectional analysis of Black and White participants in the REGARDS (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) study during 2013 to 2016 was conducted. The authors designated pharmacy proximity by census tract using road network analysis with population-weighted centroids within a 10-minute drive time, with 5- and 20-minute sensitivity analyses. Pill bottle review measured medicati

SUBMITTER: Zheutlin AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10944071 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature