Community Pharmacy Turnover and Context of Openings and Closings by Ownership Type.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

While community pharmacies provide many valuable prescription and professional services, they are also retail businesses. Evaluating pharmacy closures through the lens of a retail business framework may provide more context on what is happening in this industry and identify potential solutions to address closures and/or shortages.

Objective

To evaluate community pharmacy turnover (openings and closings) in the US over time and by ownership type.

Design and setting

This cross-sectional analysis of all community pharmacy openings and closings in the US from 2010 to 2023 used pharmacy-level data from the US National Council for Prescription Drug Programs database. National-, state-, and county-level turnover was assessed using economic indicators of business d

SUBMITTER: Mattingly TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317352 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature