New Brief Published: Changes in Rural Pharmacy Presence 2023

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Fred Ullrich, BA; and Keith Mueller, PhD

This data brief continues the RUPRI Center’s series of reports exploring the availability of retail pharmacy services in rural areas of the U.S. It provides information on rural communities that have kept, lost, or gained a retail pharmacy between 2018 and 2023.

Read the full report here.

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For more information, contact

Keith J. Mueller, PhD; ke***********@***wa.edu
Director, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
University of Iowa College of Public Health

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