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Florida is one of the 7 states with the most pharmacy closures

Florida is one of seven states that have lost the most retail pharmacies in the United States since 2021.

Tori Marsh leads research at Good Rx, which tracks pharmacy openings and closings nationwide, such as the CVS pharmacy inside a Target in South Beach, which closed this year.

“If you regularly go to Target’s CVS pharmacy, you’ll have to call your doctor and transfer your prescriptions to another pharmacy,” Marsh said. “It’s an adjustment process to decide where you’re going to fill those medications once your main pharmacy closes.”

In Monroe County, 29% of the population lives in what is called a pharmacy desert, meaning the nearest pharmacy is more than a 15-minute drive away.

Companies have blamed the closures on declining revenue, whether from falling prescription reimbursement rates, theft or because people are buying items from the store online.

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