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Independent pharmacies know their communities. But many are struggling to stay open. • Alabama Reflector

Summary by alabamareflector.com

Sarah Campbell Kier, a 90-year-old Valdosta, Ga., resident, chats with Abby Jones, a delivery driver with Barnes Drug Store pharmacy. Kier has relied on the store for prescription medication home delivery. Independent drugstores like Barnes are closing at an alarming rate — about one a day in 2023 — squeezed by the huge companies that reimburse pharmacies for costly medications. (Nada Hassanein/Stateline)This story originally appeared on Stateli…

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