List of pharmacy deserts in Virginia includes Manchester

Mary Kate Brogan at VCUnews writes about a new report in the in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association identifying “pharmacy deserts” in Virginia:

The addition of pharmacy services at 44 locations throughout Virginia could reduce the impact of pharmacy deserts for thousands of Virginians in each area, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia Board of Pharmacy.

Similar to food deserts, where residents have limited access to healthy and affordable food, pharmacy deserts leave residents with limited access to the medications, education and primary care services that pharmacists can provide. And the number of pharmacy deserts is growing.

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