Building on the 2025 National Academies Pharmacy Workshop: Pharmacy Deserts in the United States

Lucas A Berenbrok; Delesha Carpenter; Teresa M Salgado; Marie Chisholm-Burns; Jenny Guadamuz; Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy; Cherokee Layson-Wolf; Whitney D Maxwell; Heidi Olson; Megan R Undeberg; Stevie Veach; Vicki Ellingrod

doi:10.1093/haschl/qxag256

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Building on the 2025 National Academies Pharmacy Workshop: Pharmacy Deserts in the United States

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Building on the 2025 National Academies Pharmacy Workshop: Pharmacy Deserts in the United States

Lucas A Berenbrok, Delesha Carpenter, Teresa M Salgado, Marie Chisholm-Burns, Jenny Guadamuz, Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy, Cherokee Layson-Wolf, Whitney D Maxwell, Heidi Olson, Megan R Undeberg, …

Health affairs scholar, Vol.4(10), qxag256

09/22/2026

DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxag256

PMCID: PMC13653339

PMID: 42859588

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Abstract

Areas with no access or limited access to community pharmacies are routinely referred to as “pharmacy deserts” which are of growing concern in the United States (U.S.). In addition to medication dispensing, community pharmacies offer a variety of healthcare services that keep populations and individuals healthy. Our objective is to present an overview of pharmacy deserts in the U.S., discuss the impact of reduced pharmacy access for Americans, and to propose solutions discussed at the 2025 Innovations in Pharmacy Training and Sustainable Practice to Advance Patient Care: A Workshop at the National Academies in Washington, D.C. Policy and legislation that ensures the financial sustainability of community pharmacies as staples of healthcare delivery in local neighborhoods should consider these multimodal solutions to ensure pharmacy access for all populations in the U.S.

pharmacy access

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Title: Subtitle: Building on the 2025 National Academies Pharmacy Workshop: Pharmacy Deserts in the United States
Creators: Lucas A Berenbrok - University of Pittsburgh
Delesha Carpenter - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Teresa M Salgado - Virginia Commonwealth University
Marie Chisholm-Burns - Oregon Health & Science University
Jenny Guadamuz - University of California, Berkeley
Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy - University of Arizona
Cherokee Layson-Wolf - University of Maryland, Baltimore
Whitney D Maxwell - University of South Carolina
Heidi Olson - University of Illinois Chicago
Megan R Undeberg - Washington State University
Stevie Veach - University of Iowa
Vicki Ellingrod - University of Michigan
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Health affairs scholar, Vol.4(10), qxag256
DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxag256
PMID: 42859588
PMCID: PMC13653339
ISSN: 2976-5390
eISSN: 2976-5390
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 09/22/2026
Academic Unit: Pharmacy Practice and Science
Record Identifier: 9985236321402771

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